WINTER RECYCLING TIPS

DID YOU KNOW...
that by participating in Howard County's Christmas Tree Recycling program you will help to keep hundreds of tons of waste out of our landfill each year? All recycled trees are delivered to a compost facility and transformed into compost and mulch.

INCLEMENT WEATHER HOTLINE

Call (410) 313-2900, for a recorded message about recycling & trash collections during snowy, icy or other inclement weather conditions.

SEASONAL CURBSIDE YARD WASTE COLLECTION ENDS DECEMBER 31

IMPORTANT REMINDER...Once a week curbside recycling collection of UNLIMITED amounts of grass, leaves and light brush is available from April 1 - December 31 to most residents in eastern Howard County.

See Yard Waste for more information!

MERRY MULCH YOUR HOLIDAY TREE

Curbside Holiday Tree Recycling is available January 3rd through January 21st for eastern Howard County residents who have curbside yard waste recycling service. If you live in this area, you can recycle your tree on your normal recycling days. Trees will not be collected on trash days. If you are unsure of whether you receive yard waste service, call (410) 313-6444.

How to Prepare Your Holiday Tree for Recycling
Remove all tinsel, garland, ornaments, tree stands, plastic bags, or any other man-made materials.

Set your tree out the night before your pick up. Trees are picked up by a separate "trash-type" truck, as early as 6 a.m. or as late as 7 p.m.

There are other ways to dispose of that tree:

• Alpha Ridge Landfill
• Tree Drop Off Sites
• THE LAST RESORT... Curbside trash pick up

Alpha Ridge Landfill Residents' Convenience Center

Don't worry if it's past January 21st...
You can still RECYCLE your tree at the landfill.
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 8 am - 4 pm

Tree Drop-off Sites

There are 11 convenient sites around the county where you can take your tree to be recycled.

• CLARKSVILLE
  
  
  • Kendall Hardware
    12260 Route 108
    
    
  • River Hill Garden Genter
    12165 Route 108
    
    
• COLUMBIA
  
  
  • Cedar Lane Park
    5081 Cedar Lane
    
    
  • Grandfather's Garden Center
    5320 Phelps Luck Drive
    
    
• ELKRIDGE
  
  
  • Rockburn Park
    5400 Landing Road
    
    
• ELLICOTT CITY
  
  
  • Court House Drive
    parking lot near Courthouse
    
    
• GLENWOOD
  
  
  • Glenwood Park
    14675 Carrs Mill Road
    
    
  • Glenwood Gardens
    2945 Route 97
    
    
• HIGHLAND
  
  
  • Schooley Mill Park
    12975 Hall Shop Road
    
    
• MARRIOTTSVILLE
  
  
  • Alpha Ridge Landfill
    2350 Marriottsville Road
    
    
• SAVAGE
  
  
  • Savage Park
    8400 Fair Street
    
    

Curbside tree recycling is also available to residents in most of Howard County's metropolitan district from January 3rd through the 21st on normal recycling days.

As a Last Resort...

You can dispose of your tree by placing it out for curbside trash pick up. However, trees collected this way are taken to the landfill for disposal and NOT RECYCLED! To conserve our landfill, we ask that you only use this option as a last resort. If you must dispose of your tree this way, please remember your 4's;

• 4 item per week limit for TRASH.(UNLIMITED RECYCLABLES!!!)
• Each item under 40 pounds.
• Each item less than 4 feet long.
  (Cut your tree into 4 foot lengths and tie or bundle together.
• Put out beFORE 6 a.m.

HATS OFF...

to the many western Howard County residents who solve the "backyard challenge" by recycling holiday trees using chippers, or by creating a brush pile for a wildlife habitat.

THANKS SO MUCH!