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Christmas Tree Recycling in the Reno and Sparks Area

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About the Christmas Tree Recycling Program

The annual Christmas tree recycling program, sponsored by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) and other public and private organizations*, will run from December 26, 2018 through January 7, 2019. This program is an excellent way to give your Christmas tree a new purpose while keeping it out of the landfill or letting it be illegally dumped in our open spaces. To help KTMB fund this and other projects throughout the year, a donation of $3 per tree is requested.

Christmas trees are turned into mulch and used for park and weed abatement projects. Residents can pick up free mulch at the Bartley Ranch Park and Rancho San Rafael Park drop-off sites.

The Christmas tree recycling program accepts natural trees with all ornaments, lights, tinsel and stands removed. Flocked trees are not accepted.

Where to Recycle Christmas Trees

Drop-off times are the same at each site - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

• Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road (off Lakeside Drive) in Reno
• Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra Street (in Pagoda parking lot) in Reno
• Shadow Mountain Sports Complex, 3300 Sparks Boulevard (Shadow Lane entrance) in Sparks
• Truckee Meadows Fire Station 17 in Spanish Springs, 500 Rockwell Blvd.
• Truckee Meadows Fire Station 223 in Lemmon Valley, 130 Nectar Street
• Truckee Meadows Fire Station 16 in Washoe Valley, 1240 East Lake Blvd.

KTMB Christmas Tree Recycling Volunteers

The Christmas tree recycling program depends on volunteers to help at the collection locations. You can sign up online and choose the location where you would like to work. For more information or to volunteer by phone, call (775) 851-5185. Christmas tree recycling is 7 days a week from December 26, 2018 through January 7, 2019. Shifts are available every day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and volunteers under 18 must volunteer with an adult.

Volunteers help with Christmas tree recycling at Bartley Ranch Regional Park in Reno. Photo © Stan White

If you are not able to recycle your tree within the dates given, RT Donovan will accept trees at their Sparks location - 11600 Pyramid Way. Please call ahead first at (775) 425-3015.

You can also register online to have your tree picked by troops with the Boy Scouts of America. Service dates are December 29, 2018 and January 5, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The fee is $15 per tree.

Waste Management will collect clean trees for recycling at the curbside on trash service day from January 7 to 11, 2019. Trees must be cut into 3 foot or smaller lengths.

Trees of any size can be taken to Preston Field from December 21, 2018, to January 28, 2019. Trees must be cleaned of all decorations, nails and tree stands. Trees are chipped for local erosion control projects.

*NV Energy Foundation, City of Reno: Urban Forestry, City of Sparks, Nevada Division of Forestry, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, Tholl Fence, and Washoe County.

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