A Christmas tree with the recycling arrows

Christmas Tree Recycling

What are you going to do with your live Christmas tree when the holiday season is over?

Here are some suggestions:

How about using your tree as a shelter for animals? All you have to do is put it out back. It takes several trees to make a good habitat, so you ask your neighbors to donate their trees to your pile. You can rotate the location of the pile every year so each person has a chance to build a habitat.
Or you could put your tree in your pond (if you have one) for fish and other aquatic creatures to use as shelter.

There are many uses for your old tree - be creative and see what you can come up with.

Please do not put it out with your trash :-(

If you do not have an environmentally-friendly use for your live tree, recycle it!

The CCH Solid Waste District's Christmas tree recycling program will be available to all District residents between December 27, 2007, and January 31, 2008. To participate, all you need to do is to take your tree to one of the drop-off sites listed below.

In return, the trees from Carroll and Harrison counties will be shredded sometime in the spring and made available to anyone who wants to use the material for landscaping.

There are a few restrictions, however.

Only LIVE trees will be accepted.
Please remove all ornaments and tinsel from your tree

You can take your trees to one of the following locations (look for the "Recycle Your Live Christmas Tree Here" sign):

In Carroll County:

Carrollton - Carroll County Fairgrounds - by the Friendship Center
Malvern - At the Park, by the the tennis courts
Lake Mohawk - At the marina
Leesville - Village Building off SR 212 (at the recycling site)
Dellroy - Ohio Street (look for the Christmas tree recycling signs)

In Columbiana County:

Columbiana County Career and Technical Center - 9364 SR 45, Lisbon
Rogers - SR 7 at the recycling site
St. Clair Twp - Road Department (former Township building) - East Liverpool Road
Butler Twp - Township building - Slater Road
Wellsville - Behind the Village Building
Salineville - Village building - Washington Street
East Liverpool - at the 2nd Street recycling site
East Liverpool - at the Pennsylvania and Oakland St. recycling site
Salem - Memorial Park off Sunset Road
JDS Landscape Supply - 46486 SR 14, Columbiana

In Harrison County:

Cadiz - The Department of Job & Family Services building on Old Route 22
Hopedale - At the recycling site near the Fire Station on Main Street
Freeport - At the recycling site on SR 800 south of the village (Village Park)
Scio - Scio Feed, 213 Eastport Street
Scio Village residents can leave their trees at the curb