Here’s how to get rid of your Christmas tree

The free mulch can be collected in many locations around the county starting around the second week of February, and residents can collect as much mulch as they need.

Some trees were short and wide, some trees were tall and lean – just slightly – and other trees had branches that grew perfectly into their conic shape that matches the image many people envision when they think of Christmas trees.

“Those can wrap around machines, cause jams and they can make it really hard for us to sort and recycle the right stuff”.

A Monroe County organization is encouraging Hoosiers to choose recycling instead.

“It’s easier than ever to recycle holiday materials through Delaware’s Universal Recycling program”, Miller said. Drop off undecorated trees at the U.S. West gravel parking lot on 21st and Arthur, according to the city’s website. Wrapping paper, tissue paper, greeting cards, seasonal advertisements, gift catalogs, gift boxes, cardboard boxes, soft and hard cover books, newspaper, phone books and magazines can also be recycled.

Various municipalities are offering free recycling programs for real trees starting this week.

The trees will be ground up into mulch and be used to help improve fish habitats in ponds.

For those plastic bags, many retailers have bag recycling bins in their stores.

Contact Molly Murray at (302) 463-3334 or [email protected]. Saturdays but closed on Sundays.

Six collection sites will be open from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and again on January 7 and January 8. Blue Hen Organics33529 Fox Run Road, Frankford.

11660 N. Main Street: Open Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 a.m.to noon and 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. Trees must be by the curb by 7 a.m. each day.

You can also keep a Little be of Christmas all year long once your tree is recycled.