Christmas Tree Recycling

Updated for 2012 – 2013

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Note: The Christmas Tree collection sites have closed for the season. This information is provided purely for information purposes only. Depositing a tree a site at this time is illegal dumping, punishable by fine and imprisonment.

For an Adobe^® Acrobat^® copy of the Christmas Tree Recycling brochure Click Here

Note: Christmas trees must be prepared according to the yardwaste collection regulations to be collected as a part of your Omaha solid waste collection service. For instructions about yardwaste preparation, click here.

• Please remove:
  • Nails
  • Wires
  • Ornaments
  • Tree stand
  • Plastic bags (please take bags home and dispose with garbage)
  • Lights
• Wreathes and evergreen roping will not be accepted.
• Flocked trees are ok.
• Thank you for making Christmas Tree recycling part of your holiday tradition.
• Share the Christmas spirit and ask a neighbor if you can help them get their tree to a recycling site.
• All sites close on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Do not deliver trees after this date. Doing so is illegal dumping and punishable by a fine of up to $500, loss of drivers license for 6 months and all clean up costs. Omaha Municipal Code, Chapter 34, ARTICLE I, Section 4.

Please throw your tree up on the pile. This will leave room for others to access the site.

You may begin using the sites on December 23. The sites are open daily during daylight hours. Assistance from volunteers is available only on the days listed. Sites close on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

Volunteers from the Rotary Clubs of Omaha, and the Douglas-Sarpy Master Gardeners will staff the busy sites and help you unload your tree on December 29 and 30, 2012, and January 5 and 6, 2013, from 10AM until 4PM each day.

2012 – 2013 Christmas Tree Collection Sites

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For a map of the Christmas Tree collection sites, click here. Clicking on the addresses below will open up a Google ® map.

1. Tranquility Park
   120th Street & West Maple Road. North lot of soccer complex.
   
2. Brown Park
   U Street between 15th & 18th Streets.
   
3. Orchard Park
   66th Street North of Hartman Ave. 57 blocks North of Dodge Street.
   
4. F Street Football Field
   F Street East of 156th Street. Parking lot east of field.
   
5. Ta Ha Zouka Park
   20801 Elkhorn Drive. Parking lot behind the Chamber of Commerce.
   
6. Kelly West Park
   87th Street & Park View Boulevard.
   
7. Wehrspann Lake
   Highway 370, between I-80 and 168th Street. Wildlife Management Area south parking lot.
   
8. Bellevue Old Sarpy County Landfill
   8902 Cedar Island Road
   
9. Papillion Senior Center
   1001 Limerick Road
   
10. Papio Bay
    815 East Halleck Street
    
11. LaVista Sports Complex
    66th Street, 2 blocks South of Harrison Street
    
12. Hughes Mulch Products
    3211 Keystone Drive. This site open 8am to 5pm Monday to Saturday Only.
    

The sponsors and volunteers for Christmas Tree recycling include: