City of Calgary – Fresh-scented, real Christmas trees are a holiday tradition for many Calgarians. Another tradition is the annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program. The City of Calgary would like to remind citizens that when the festivities are over and the real trees are taken down, they can be recycled into mulch, which is used to beautify green spaces in our city.
Participating in this program is just one of many ways Calgarians can help our city achieve the goal of diverting 80 per cent of our waste by the year 2020. In addition, keeping Christmas trees and other recyclables out of our garbage helps keep collection crews on schedule during this peak season.
Be sure to remove all decorations, tinsel, plastic and string from your tree. No artificial trees will be accepted. Ensure that your tree is properly secured to your vehicle when bringing it to a depot.
Calgarians can recycle their real unwanted Christmas trees at no extra charge at one of the 31 drop-off locations, including the three City landfills.
WHEN: December 27, 2008 – January 11, 2009
WHERE: Christmas Tree Drop Off Locations
Northwest
“¢ Confederation Park – 905 30th Ave. N.W.
“¢ Former Fire Hall #10 -1711 20th St. N.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #15 – 6328 35th Ave. N.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #17 – 3740 32nd Ave. N.W.
“¢ Silver Springs (Sarcee Park) – 37 Silver Springs Dr. N.W.
“¢ Edgemont Reservoir – 6911 Edgemont Dr. N.W.
“¢ EMS Station #6 – 940 Westmount Blvd. N.W.
“¢ St. Andrews Heights Community Centre – 2504 – 13th Ave. N.W.
Southwest
“¢ Fire Hall #2 – 1010 10th Ave. S.W.
“¢ South Calgary Community Association – 3130 16th St. S.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #8 – 1720 45th St. S.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #11 – 5536 Fourth St. S.W.
“¢ Parks compound – 10312 Sacramento Dr. S.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #20 – 2800 Peacekeepers Way S.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #24 – 2607 106th Ave. S.W.
“¢ Fire Hall #29 – 7027 Coach Hill Rd. S.W.
“¢ Woodbine Athletic Park – 12625 24th St. S.W
Northeast
“¢ Huntington Hills Athletic Park – 7920 Fourth St. and Huntstrom Drive N.E.
“¢ Bottomlands Park – St. Georges Drive and Seventh Avenue N.E.
“¢ Former Fire Hall – #4 16 Moncton Rd. N.E.
“¢ Fire Hall #22 – 7199 Temple Dr. N.E.
“¢ Cardel Place – 11950 Country Village Link N.E.
Southeast
“¢ Fire Hall #9 – 2515 78th Ave. S.E.
“¢ Fire Hall #12 – 123 44th St. S.E.
“¢ Fire Hall #23 – 2727 26th Ave. S.E.
“¢ Athletic Park on Sun Valley Boulevard – 98 Sun Valley Blvd. S.E.
“¢ Fire Hall #30 – 6 McKenzie Towne Gate S.E.
“¢ Park 96 – 14660 Parkland Blvd. S.E.
Landfills
“¢ Spyhill Landfill – 69th Street and 112th Avenue N.W.
“¢ East Calgary Landfill – 17th Avenue and 68th Street S.E.
“¢ Shepard Landfill – 114th Avenue and 52nd Street S.E.
Last year, Calgarians kept over 30,000 Christmas trees out our landfills.
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