If you're already planning the disposal of this year's Christmas tree, you're in luck. Starting this Friday you can drop of dried out or unwanted Christmas trees to be recycled at the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins, or starting this Sunday at three locations in Loveland.

Loveland residents can drop off trees free of charge from Sunday December 20th 2013 to Jan 31st, 2014, from sun-up until sun-down, at these locations:

  • The Southern Site is Centennial Park located at West 1st and Taft Avenue
    (in the parking lot north of First Street, just west of Swift Field)
  • The Western Site is at the Loveland Recycling Center
    (off of 1st Street & Wilson Avenue) Residents must provide a current Yard Waste Debris Permit in order to dispose of their Christmas tree for free at the Recycling Center. Please note that the Recycle Center is CLOSED on Mondays, and for the holidays of 12/25 & 1/1. Regular hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm.
  • The Northern Site is Kroh Park located at North Highway 287 and 52nd Street
    (adjacent to the Habitat for Humanity location).

The Larimer County Landfill (5887 S. Taft Hill Rd., Fort Collins) will collect Christmas trees for recycling, free of charge, Friday December 20th, 2013 through January 21st, 2014. They will also be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. (Normal hours are Mon-Sat, 8:00AM-4:30PM)

Before you take your tree in, make sure you remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights, nails, screws, wire, tree stands, bags and other foreign items.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 33 million real trees are sold in the U.S. every year, so do yourself and the earth a favor and do something to keep your tree out of a landfill.

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