PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Recycling Office, 2400 Theresa Street, Lincoln, NE 68521, 441-7043, fax 441-8735

January 28, 2008

Tree Mulch Now Available

The City Recycling Office said today that free wood chips from the City's annual holiday tree recycling program are now available at the City's tree recycling sites through February 10.

This year, the holiday tree recycling program collected about 2,850 trees. Since the program began in 1987, the City has recycled more than 173,900 trees.

"I want to thank citizens for again taking their trees to the recycling sites," said Gene Hanlon, City Recycling Coordinator. "The success of the tree recycling program depends on community cooperation and the support of several other organizations. Members of the Lincoln Solid Waste Management Association collect trees at the curb. The City's Parks and Recreation and Public Works and Utilities Department's, Mr. Amoto Tree Services and the Lincoln Electric System all play key roles in the program."

The Woodchip mulch must be self-loaded. It can be picked up at the following sites:

• Ballard Park, 3901 North 66th St.
• Oak Lake Park, 1st Street, three blocks south of Cornhusker Highway
• Holmes Lake Park, parking lot west of the north softball field
• Sawyer-Snell Park, 2nd and South streets, west of the Fire Department Building
• Tierra Park, 29th and Tierra Drive
• Woods Park, 31st and "J" streets, southeast corner of the parking lot

Any wood chips remaining after February 10 will be taken to the City's composting operation and composted. For more information regarding the holiday tree recycling program or the City's recycling program in general, see the City Web site, lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recycle), or call the City Recycling Information Hotline at 441-8215.