Common questions

Where can I take my Christmas tree in San Antonio?

Where can I take my Christmas tree in San Antonio?

San Antonio has 5 locations to take your Christmas trees….Below are a list of available locations for drop-off:

  • Bitters Brush Recycling Center.
  • Highway 90 Center.
  • Culebra Road Drop-off Center.
  • Frio City Road Drop-off Center.
  • Rigsby Road Drop-off Center.

How do I get rid of my Christmas tree?

General best practices include:

  1. Remove all of the ornaments, tinsel and lights from the tree.
  2. Cut the tree into 4-foot portions for easy curbside pickup.
  3. Cut smaller trees into chunks to fit inside your yard waste container.

What do they do with old Christmas trees?

Most are fed into a wood chipper and are repackaged as mulch. Some become fuel, burned up in waste-to-energy plants. Others decompose in a landfill, either as household trash or as an alternative material covering the daily waste load.

When should you throw a Christmas tree?

Although Christian groups reportedly disagree over which date is the correct one, tradition dictates that the Twelfth Night is the best time to take down your festive decorations — including your tree. It’s believed that waiting too long after the Twelfth Night will bring bad luck.

How do you get rid of palm tree fronds?

Palm fronds should be placed in your trash cart. Palm fronds cannot go in your green waste cart because they are difficult for us to compost. They are hard to run through a chipper and they take a very long time to decompose.

Are waste management trucks automatic?

WM uses both automatic and manual transmissions in their roll off trucks. The majority of all our trucks were Allison autos. Some of the older fleet were manual.

Who is the president of waste management?

James (Jim) Fish, Jr.
James C. James (Jim) Fish, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer for Waste Management. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.

What can I do with my Christmas tree after Christmas?

10 Ways You Can Put Your Old Christmas Tree to Use in the Garden

  • Turn it into mulch.
  • Use it as compost.
  • Use the tree as a stake.
  • Use the branches.
  • Replant it.
  • Use as an animal habitat.
  • Create a bird feeder.
  • Turn it into potpourri.

Where do all the Christmas trees go after Christmas?

How often are bins collected in Aylesbury Vale?

Across Aylesbury Vale, household bin collections are as follows; blue-lidded recycling bins and green-lidded waste bins are collected on alternate weeks, food recycling bins are collected weekly and customers signed up to our garden waste collection service have their brown garden waste bin collected fortnightly.

Where can I Recycle my Christmas tree?

Christmas trees can also be recycled at the Bitters Brush Recycling Facility, 1800 E. Bitters Road, or the Nelson Gardens Brush Recycling Facility, 8963 Nelson Rd, through the end of January during their regular business hours.

How do I dispose of my unflocked Christmas tree?

San Marcos/Kyle: Unflocked Christmas trees will be picked up curbside on regularly scheduled green waste pick-up days. Trees must be clear of décor, cut into 4’ pieces or less and must fit in your cart. Trees may be put in the cart or left at the curb.