2012 Christmas Tree Recycling Program

• Program will run for two weeks: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 through Saturday, January 14, 2012

• Citizens who wish to drop off their tree for recycling may take it to the Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers located at 3033 South 63rd Street, Domino Lane and Umbria Street and State Road and Ashburner Street during these weeks only.  The sites are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

• The program is designed to provide citizens with an environmentally safe alternative for disposal of used trees.

• Commercial entities are not permitted to use Sanitation Convenience Centers to dispose of their trees.

• Christmas trees brought to the site should be in the following condition:

               - Free of all decorations and ornaments

               - Untied

               - Free of plastic bags or wrappings

• Christmas trees put out at curbside will be collected as trash.

• Citizens who require additional information regarding the Christmas Tree Recycling Program may contact the Customer Affairs Unit at (215) 686-5560.

Here are some additional drop off locations courtesy of Green Limbs.

Saturday January 7:

Queen Village Neighbors Association, Washington West Civic Association, Society Hill Civic Association, Bella Vista Neighborhood Association, and South Street Headhouse District

Site 1- Whole Foods Market (929 South Street) 10am-4pm

Site 2- Weccacoe Playground (400 block of Catherine) 10am -1pm 

 *Curbside pick up is available if reserved by January 4 at treecycling@greenlimbs.com 

New Kensington Community Development Corporation, Fishtown, Olde Richmond Civic Association - Palmer Dog Depot (E. Palmer Street on the north side of Blair Street) 9:30am-12:30pm

Passyunk Sq., East Passyunk Crossing, Newbold Neighbors, Lower Moyamensing Neighborhood Association- Columbus Square Park (13th & Reed Street) 10am-4pm

Northern Liberties - Liberty Lands Park (3rd & Poplar) 10am - 4pm

Bartram's Garden - (54th & Lindbergh Blvd) 9:30am - 12:30pm 

Marconi Plaza - (Broad & Oregon) 1pm-4pm 

Sunday January 8:

Logan Square Neighbors- Boy Scouts Parking Lot (22nd & Winter) 9:30am-12:30pm

Friends of Eastern State Penitentiary - (22nd & Brown) 1pm-4pm

Green in Chestnut Hill - Norwood Fontbonne School (Sunset Ave) 9:30am-12:30pm 

East Mt. Airy Neighbors - Gabbie's Garden (Chew Ave) 1pm-4pm 

UC Green and University City District - Clark Park (43rd & Chester) 

A $5 per tree donation is requested at most sites to defray costs. 

*Reservations for curbside pick up are limited. For more info visit www.greenlimbs.com.