PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Recycling Office, 2400 Theresa Street, Lincoln, NE 68521, 441-7043, fax 441-8735
December 21, 2007
City to Recycle Trees for 21st Year
Seven tree recycling sites located throughout Lincoln are now accepting recyclable holiday trees. Trees will be accepted through Sunday, January 13.
The tree collection sites are:
- Ballard Park, 3901 N. 66th St.
- Oak Lake Park, 1st and Cornhusker Highway, three blocks south of Cornhusker on 1st Street
- University Place Park, 50th and Garland streets
- 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
The trees will be chipped, and the chipped material will be made available free of charge to Lincoln residents in late January at the sites listed above. The Public Works and Utilities Department will use any remaining wood chips in its composting operation.
The City Recycling Office reminds residents recycling their trees to remove plastic bags used in transporting and put them in nearby trash cans at the recycling sites. All nails, wires and tree stands must be removed.
The City of Lincoln began offering the tree recycling program in 1987 to keep large quantities of trees from going to the landfill. Lincoln's tree recycling program is the oldest of its kind in Nebraska. In the last 20 years, the City recycled more than 171,073 trees (about 2,600 tons).
Those with questions regarding the tree recycling program or the City's recycling program in general, are urged to call the City Recycling Information Hotline at 441-8215.
