As you clean up from your holiday festivities, remember that a number of items can be recycled either curbside in your big blue can, or by dropping them off at the Department of Public Works located at 1 Perina Boulevard.
- Christmas trees can be recycled curbside as part of your weekly yard-waste pickup, or taken to designated tree-drop location that is set up in the Public Works yard at 1 Perina Boulevard.
- Old electronics and broken/unused Christmas lights are considered e-waste, and can't be recycled at the curb or in your blue can. However, they can be dropped off at the e-waste shed in the Public Works yard.
- Cardboard, wrapping paper, and cards can be recycled in your big blue recycling bin on your regular trash day. But anything with glitter or foil belongs in the trash! Generally, the fancier the wrapping paper, the less recyclable it is. Cardboard must be broken down and placed in your can. Excess cardboard can be dropped off in two designated dumpsters to the rear of the Public Works yard.
Remember: Real Christmas trees with tinsel/lights/decorations and those that are wrapped in plastic bags or tarps will not be collected curbside. The trees are taken to the vegetative waste recycling facility and those other items cannot be mulched.
For more information, contact the Department of Public Works at (856) 424-4422