TO RECYCLE YOUR TREE

 Christmas trees are recycled into mulch or compost. so be sure to remove all decorations, plastic bags and tinsel before disposal.

FREE Drop-off Locations       RESIDENTS ONLY

Grippen Park, Endicott, NY:   Will accept tress from December 26-January 2. During daylight hours.  The trees are chipped and spread along hiking trails in the parks.

NYSDEC Sub-office, Kirkwood, NY:   Will accept trees between 8am and 4pm at 1679 Route 11.  The trees are chipped and spread along hiking trails in the parks.

Broome County Landfill, Knapp Rd., Maine, NY:   Will accept trees at the residential drop-off area located at the landfill from December 26-January 30. Open Monday through Friday 7am-2:45pm and Saturday 7am-11:45am.  The trees are chipped and composted.

Municipality Collection

City of Binghamton (pick-up with yard waste)                     772-7021
Village of Johnson City (January 11 & 18 pick-up)               797-3031
Village of Endicott (pick-up ongoing)                                  757-2429
     -wood chips are available to residents
Town of Union (drop-off at Glendale, William Hill or
Choconut Center Park until mid-January)                           786-2980
 
Ongoing Collection by Town Highway Department

Town of Barker                                                                648-4445
Town of Binghamton                                                         772-0357
Town of Chenango                                                           723-9578
Town of Dickinson                                                            771-0771
Town of Kirkwood                                                            775-1616

 Residents with private curbside service should contact their garbage hauler for more information.

 

Holiday Waste Reduction Tips

• Recycle non metallic wrapping paper, gift boxes and cards
•  Make your own wrapping paper from the Sunday comics, old maps, magazines or paper bags.
•  Donate unwanted toys or clothing to charitable organizations
•  Recycle your Christmas tree by mulching it and using it for landscaping. 
•  Remove your name from mailing lists to prevent receiving unwanted catalogs or mail.

 Tips to Shop By

• Look for items with little or no packaging
• Buy durable reusable items
• Give a gift certificate to a favorite restaurant or the movies
• Bring your own bags shopping
• Buy a live tree and plant it in your backyard after the holidays.
• Purchase holiday cards made from recycled paper with the highest post consumer content.

 Holiday Recycling Facts

• From Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons - it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills. 
   
• 2.1 billion Christmas cards are sent to friends and loved ones every year, making Christmas the largest card-sending occasion in the United States.
   
• The amount of cards sold during the holiday season would fill a football field 10 stories high, and requires the harvesting of nearly 300,000 trees.