From the County of Butler Government Center – December 17, 2019 – For Immediate Release
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
The following is a list of options for recycling cut Christmas trees after the holidays. It is very important to remember that all locations require trees to be free of all decorations and any plastic bag. Please contact individual sites for more information.
Seneca Landfill – 421 Hartmann Road – Evans City, PA 16033—www.senecalandfill.com 724-625-9000—Cost is $5 per tree, collecting now thru January 31, 2020.
Cranberry Township Residential Curbside Collection—724.776.4806—trees should be placed at the curb during the Collection Connection customer’s regular collection day during the weeks of January 6 and January 13. Cut tree into 4 foot lengths, remove ornaments, tinsel, lights & plastic bag, if any. Do not place in the green lid yard waste carts. After January 17, Collection Connection customers must place a $4 Bulky Item sticker on each 4 foot section of tree for removal on their regular collection day.
Back to Nature (Stirling Landscaping Center) at 840 Mercer Rd. Butler—724-287-7921 – must call before dropping off. Cost is $3.00 per tree for dropoff (7 days per week) until the end of February 2020.
Penn Township – Drop off at the Road Dept. or Fire Hall. Please call Penn Township at (724) 586-1165 for more detailed information.
Slippery Rock Community Park – 320 N. Main St., Slippery Rock 16057 (724) 794-8180 (free drop off through January 5, 2020) Drop off site in front of the playground will be clearly marked with a tree collection sign and trees must be placed in that area.
Zelienople and Harmony Boroughs – The Zelienople Lions Club will be picking up trees in Zelienople and Harmony on January 11, 2020 from 9 am to noon. There is no cost. Please place them at the curb of the home and volunteers will pick them up.
Some other communities may have a curbside pickup program for their residents – call your municipal building for details. Also remember that depending on your community’s regulations (check to be sure), trees can be used to create brush piles that provide resting areas and escape locations for birds and small animals.
