ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) – Once you’re done celebrating the holidays what will you do with your Christmas tree? Well, the Allen County Department of Environmental Management is offering free recycling for live Christmas trees.
Across Allen County, ACDEM has six locations to recycle your live trees in Fort Wayne, New Haven and Monroeville to be chipped and turned into mulch.
The goal is to keep trees out of the landfills.
“Not only are they taking up landfill space, but as any organic material or plant material goes to the land fill they actually break down and they produce greenhouse gasses, so by recycling them and keeping them out of the landfills we are able to help prevent greenhouse gasses, which is really cool, said ACDEM Communications and Outreach coordinator Neil Miller.
All lights, ornaments and plastic bags must be removed from the live trees before drop off at the recycling locations. Wreaths, garland and artificial trees will not be accepted.
Locations & Hours:
- Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne Bio-Solids Handling Facility – 6202 Lake Ave.
- Monday – Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Closed New Year’s Day)
- North Highway Department Building – 2234 Carroll Rd.
- Open daily from dawn to dusk
- Metea County Park – 8401 Union Chapel Rd.
- Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
- Little River Wetlands Project – 5000 Smith Rd.
- Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed 12/26 and New Year’s Day)
- Fort Wayne Bio-Solids Handling Facility – 6202 Lake Ave.
- New Haven
- New Haven Utility Shop – 2201 Summit St.
- Open daily from dawn to dusk
- New Haven Utility Shop – 2201 Summit St.
- Monroeville
- Monroeville Water Works Department – 200 Utility Dr.
- Open daily from dawn to dusk
- Monroeville Water Works Department – 200 Utility Dr.
Visit ACDEM’s website or call 260-449-7878 for more information.
