COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- El Paso County will offer seasonal recycling services to county citizens for disposal of natural/grown Christmas trees at seven convenient “Treecycle” drop-off locations countywide.
Designated Treecycle sites, listed below, will receive citizens’ discarded trees, which will then be ground into mulch and given away to other county residents for use in gardens, landscaping and other home/property projects.
The Treecycle program will operate two consecutive weekends: Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3 and 9-10, 2010, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Locations:
- Baptist Road Trailhead — Baptist Road anf Old Denver Highway
- Falcon Trailhead — Southwest of Woodmen Road and McLaughlin Road
- Cottonwood Creek Park — Dublin Boulevard and Montarbor Drive
- Sky Sox Stadium — Barnes Road and Tutt Boulevard
- Rock Ledge Ranch — Gateway Road (to Garden of the Gods) and 30th Street
- Memorial Park — Pikes Peak Avenue and Union Boulevard
- Rocky Top Resources* — 1755 E. Las Vegas St.
*Rocky Top Resources will operate as an extended Treecycle site from Dec. 28, 2009 through Jan. 30, 2010.
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed: Sundays and Jan. 1, 2010 (New Year’s Day)
A tax-deductible, suggested donation of $5 per tree will be applied to El Pomar’s youth sports programs throughout El Paso County.
El Paso County Treecycle sponsors include: Colorado Springs Utilities; the City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; Waste Connections Inc.; Rocky Top Resources; the Gazette; Asplundh; and the El Pomar Youth Sports Foundation.
For more information on the Treecycle program, contact El Paso County Environmental Services at 719-520-7878 or visit www.elpasoco.com.
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