AVA: IT IS THE SEASON FOR CHRISTMAS TREES BEING MADE IF YOU NEED TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THEM LAST LONGEST, WE ARE HERE WITH CARRIE ENGEL. WE ARE IN THE SECTION WHERE YOU HAVE LIVING TREES. SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE THAT AS AN OPTION, THEY ARE PLANNING TO PLANTED ANYWAYS. CARRIE: IT’S A GREAT IDEA. YOU HAVE TO DO SOME FORWARD THINKING. GO AHEAD AND DIG THAT HOLE BEFORE THE GROUND FREEZES. AVA: HOW BIG? CARRIE: YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW BIG THE ROOT SYSTEM IS. YOU WANT TO GO AS DEEP AS THAT IS, NO DEEPER, BUT A LITTLE BIT WIDER TO GET THE ROOTS GOING. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BRING THIS TREE INSIDE, YOU WILL NOT HAVE IT IN VERY LONG. AVA: IT LIKES THE COLD WEATHER. IF IT IS GOING TO GO INDOORS FOR A LIVING TREE, NOT FOR VERY LONG. CARRIE: IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS THAT YOUR CUP TREES WOULD LIKE. MAKE SURE IT STAYS WATERED, AWAY FROM ANY DIRECT HEAT SOURCE, AND COOL AS YOU CAN. I THINK A WEEK OR LESS INSIDE. AVA: WHEN YOU GET IT PLANTED? CARRIE: DECEMBER 26. [LAUGHTER] AVA: YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON WATERING AT FIRST? CARRIE: UNTIL THE GROUND FREEZES. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, GIVE IT A NICE SOAKING. IT WILL NOT DO A WHOLE LOT OF GROWING RIGHT NOW BUT YOU WANT TO JUST KEEP IT THROUGH THE WINTER. IT WILL DO BETTER OUTSIDE THAN INSIDE. AVA: IF SOMEONE DECIDES TO GET A FRESH-CUT TREE, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE IT LAST LONGEST? CARRIE: MAKE SURE IT HAS A FRESH-CUT. IF IT IS NOT FRESH-CUT, CUT IT YOURSELF, AND THEN GIVE IT WATER. TREATED LIKE FLOWERS, ALMOST EVERY DAY. AVA: I HAVE A TIMER ON MY PHONE TO REMIND ME. IT IS SO EASY TO FORGET. CARRIE: IT IS HORRIFIC TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE NEEDLES DROPPING. YOU COULD USE A PRODUCT LIKE THIS. I USE THIS ON MY WREATHS AND GREENS MORE. THIS STOPS THE PROCESS OF THE NEEDLES FALLING DOWN. AVA: KEEPS THE MOISTURE IN. WHETHER YOU ARE GOING FOR A FRESH-CUT OR LIVING TREE, JUST WATER IT. AVA: PLAN AHEAD. THAT IS AHEAD ON — THAT IS TODAY’S SUNDAY GARDENER. JENNIFER: AND IF YOU WOULD LI
Where to recycle live Christmas trees in the Baltimore area in 2023
Updated: 10:23 AM EST Jan 5, 2024
Tis the time to start taking down the Christmas tree and holiday decorations.Sunday Gardener video above: Taking care of your Christmas treeThe following information is for recycling of live Christmas trees in 2023 across the Baltimore area.Anne Arundel County Christmas tree recyclingThe Anne Arundel County Bureau of Waste Management Services says residents should put natural garland, wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb before 6 a.m. on trash collection days or take them to any of the county’s recycling centers.Northern Recycling Center: 100 Dover Road NE, Glen Burnie, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Central Recycling Center: 389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Southern Recycling Center: 5400 Nutwell Sudley Road, Deale, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Baltimore City Christmas tree recyclingThe Baltimore City Department of Public Works told 11 News tree-mulching services are again available to city residents through Feb. 3 at the Northwest Residential Dropoff Center (2840 Sisson St.), Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents are encouraged to bring their own bags and containers to receive mulch.Residents are asked to ensure all ornaments, tinsel and decorations are removed from the tree before bringing them to the Sisson Street facility.Alternatively, city residents can place their live trees with their regular trash for collection through Feb. 5.Baltimore County Christmas tree recyclingThe Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management will collect live Christmas trees for recycling over a two-week period beginning Jan. 8, 2024. Pickup dates vary by location and are not scheduled in advance. Residents must put trees out by Jan. 13 to ensure collection.Christmas trees will not necessarily be collected on residents’ scheduled trash or recycling day. The trees should be left out where trash is normally collected until collection occurs.The county advises residents only put out live trees that have no decorations (no lights, decorations, tinsel, bags, tree stands, etc.).The trees will be chipped and later used as mulch.Residents who wish to drop off Christmas trees can take them undecorated to any one of the county’s three drop-off locations, all of which are open Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility: 6259 Days Cove Road, White MarshCentral Acceptance Facility: 201 W. Warren Road, CockeysvilleWestern Acceptance Facility: 3310 Transway Road, HalethorpeCarroll County Christmas tree recyclingCarroll County residents can drop off natural Christmas trees for recycling and reuse. Before dropping off your tree, remove all non-organic objects, including lights, wire, tinsel and ornaments.Carroll County government locations include:Carroll County Resource Recovery Park (Northern Landfill and Recycling Center) at 1400 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.WeCare Denali, 7901 Kabik Ct., Woodbine, on posted Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.Carroll County residents who live in a municipality should call their town or city office for Christmas tree pickup schedules.Harford County Christmas tree recyclingThe Harford County Department of Public Works is making holiday recycling easy for county residents.”We hope everybody had a fantastic holiday, but as people are wrapping up their holiday and deciding to move the tree out, we are hoping that folks will do that in an environmentally friendly way,” Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly told 11 News.When residents drop off their tree, it’ll be put to good use.”We have a huge flood of Christmas trees. I mean, thousands and thousands of these things, and we don’t want to clog up our landfill with the Christmas trees. It’s very easy to turn these back into a very usable product,” Cassilly told 11 News. “We will convert your old Christmas trees into mulch and send it back out to the community.”The DPW is offering free Christmas tree recycling for county residents at three locations, including a new location in Joppa.Christmas tree-only recycling: 808 Philadelphia Road, Joppa, open Saturdays in January from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Harford Mulch and Compost Facility: 3139 Scarboro Road, Street, open Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Tollgate Yard Trim Facility: 703 N. Tollgate Road, Bel Air, open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Residents are asked to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel before dropping off trees. No commercial businesses.Christmas lights and other electronics, clothing, textiles, and more can also be recycled for free at the Harford Waste Disposal Center. Holiday wrapping paper can go in the single-stream recycling. Cassilly said holiday recycling is a way to keep the Christmas spirit going.”The whole idea of Christmas, of loving each other and being friendly, well, let’s be friendly to the planet, as well,” Cassilly told 11 News.Howard County Christmas tree recyclingFrom Dec. 26 to Jan. 20, Howard County residents can take part in “Merry Mulch” to recycle live Christmas trees at the composting facility at Alpha Ridge Landfill (2350 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville) Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.County residents can also set their tree out the night before trash collection days. Trees are picked up by yard trim trucks as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 5 p.m. Residents are asked to remove all decorations, including tinsel, garland, ornaments, lights, tree stands, plastic bags, etc. Trees must be cut into less than 4-foot lengths and tied. Bundles must weigh less than 40 pounds.In addition to the Alpha Ridge Landfill location, county residents can drop off trees at the following sites.Clarksville: Kendall Hardware at 12260 Maryland Route 108Columbia: Cedar Lane Park at 5081 Cedar LaneElkridge: Rockburn Park at 5400 Landing RoadEllicott City: Clarks Ace Hardware at 10325 Baltimore National Pike or the Old Circuit Court parking lot on Court House DriveHighland: Schooley Mill Park at 12975 Hall Shop RoadSavage: Savage Park at 8400 Fair St.Woodbine: Western Regional Park at 14800 Carrs Mill Road
BALTIMORE —
Tis the time to start taking down the Christmas tree and holiday decorations.
Sunday Gardener video above: Taking care of your Christmas tree
The following information is for recycling of live Christmas trees in 2023 across the Baltimore area.
Anne Arundel County Christmas tree recycling
The Anne Arundel County Bureau of Waste Management Services says residents should put natural garland, wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb before 6 a.m. on trash collection days or take them to any of the county’s recycling centers.
- Northern Recycling Center: 100 Dover Road NE, Glen Burnie, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Central Recycling Center: 389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Southern Recycling Center: 5400 Nutwell Sudley Road, Deale, open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Baltimore City Christmas tree recycling
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works told 11 News tree-mulching services are again available to city residents through Feb. 3 at the Northwest Residential Dropoff Center (2840 Sisson St.), Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents are encouraged to bring their own bags and containers to receive mulch.
Residents are asked to ensure all ornaments, tinsel and decorations are removed from the tree before bringing them to the Sisson Street facility.
Alternatively, city residents can place their live trees with their regular trash for collection through Feb. 5.
Baltimore County Christmas tree recycling
The Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management will collect live Christmas trees for recycling over a two-week period beginning Jan. 8, 2024. Pickup dates vary by location and are not scheduled in advance. Residents must put trees out by Jan. 13 to ensure collection.
Christmas trees will not necessarily be collected on residents’ scheduled trash or recycling day. The trees should be left out where trash is normally collected until collection occurs.
The county advises residents only put out live trees that have no decorations (no lights, decorations, tinsel, bags, tree stands, etc.).
The trees will be chipped and later used as mulch.
Residents who wish to drop off Christmas trees can take them undecorated to any one of the county’s three drop-off locations, all of which are open Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility: 6259 Days Cove Road, White Marsh
- Central Acceptance Facility: 201 W. Warren Road, Cockeysville
- Western Acceptance Facility: 3310 Transway Road, Halethorpe
Carroll County Christmas tree recycling
Carroll County residents can drop off natural Christmas trees for recycling and reuse. Before dropping off your tree, remove all non-organic objects, including lights, wire, tinsel and ornaments.
Carroll County government locations include:
- Carroll County Resource Recovery Park (Northern Landfill and Recycling Center) at 1400 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- WeCare Denali, 7901 Kabik Ct., Woodbine, on posted Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Carroll County residents who live in a municipality should call their town or city office for Christmas tree pickup schedules.
Harford County Christmas tree recycling
The Harford County Department of Public Works is making holiday recycling easy for county residents.
“We hope everybody had a fantastic holiday, but as people are wrapping up their holiday and deciding to move the tree out, we are hoping that folks will do that in an environmentally friendly way,” Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly told 11 News.
When residents drop off their tree, it’ll be put to good use.
“We have a huge flood of Christmas trees. I mean, thousands and thousands of these things, and we don’t want to clog up our landfill with the Christmas trees. It’s very easy to turn these back into a very usable product,” Cassilly told 11 News. “We will convert your old Christmas trees into mulch and send it back out to the community.”
The DPW is offering free Christmas tree recycling for county residents at three locations, including a new location in Joppa.
- Christmas tree-only recycling: 808 Philadelphia Road, Joppa, open Saturdays in January from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Harford Mulch and Compost Facility: 3139 Scarboro Road, Street, open Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tollgate Yard Trim Facility: 703 N. Tollgate Road, Bel Air, open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residents are asked to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel before dropping off trees. No commercial businesses.
Christmas lights and other electronics, clothing, textiles, and more can also be recycled for free at the Harford Waste Disposal Center. Holiday wrapping paper can go in the single-stream recycling.
Cassilly said holiday recycling is a way to keep the Christmas spirit going.
“The whole idea of Christmas, of loving each other and being friendly, well, let’s be friendly to the planet, as well,” Cassilly told 11 News.
Howard County Christmas tree recycling
From Dec. 26 to Jan. 20, Howard County residents can take part in “Merry Mulch” to recycle live Christmas trees at the composting facility at Alpha Ridge Landfill (2350 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville) Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
County residents can also set their tree out the night before trash collection days. Trees are picked up by yard trim trucks as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 5 p.m. Residents are asked to remove all decorations, including tinsel, garland, ornaments, lights, tree stands, plastic bags, etc. Trees must be cut into less than 4-foot lengths and tied. Bundles must weigh less than 40 pounds.
In addition to the Alpha Ridge Landfill location, county residents can drop off trees at the following sites.
- Clarksville: Kendall Hardware at 12260 Maryland Route 108
- Columbia: Cedar Lane Park at 5081 Cedar Lane
- Elkridge: Rockburn Park at 5400 Landing Road
- Ellicott City: Clarks Ace Hardware at 10325 Baltimore National Pike or the Old Circuit Court parking lot on Court House Drive
- Highland: Schooley Mill Park at 12975 Hall Shop Road
- Savage: Savage Park at 8400 Fair St.
- Woodbine: Western Regional Park at 14800 Carrs Mill Road
www.wbaltv.com
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/christmas-tree-recycling-baltimore-area-2023/46237322
