If you took home a natural Christmas tree this holiday season, Denver is opening recycling centers across the city to give those trees a second life as mulch.
The snowstorm that moved across Colorado Friday and Saturday brought much-welcomed moisture, but also downed trees and large branches that had already leafed and were unable to hold up the heavy, wet snow.
SNOW PLOWING
At 2:45 p.m. on March 15, the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure confirmed that snowplow operations will continue today into Tuesday, with drivers on duty to address both the main streets and residential streets. As of 5 a.m. today, the city s extremely useful Plowtracker page showed approximately thirty residential and so-called big plows staged throughout the city, many of them already hard at work.
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP
Residents are required to clear snow and ice from their sidewalks by the day after snow stops falling. Complaints about homeowners who ve shirked this responsibility can be made to Denver 311 and the city can connect those unable to shovel with volunteers. Click to get more info about the Snow Angels program, as well as to learn about fines that can be given out to the able-bodied but lazy.
Where to recycle your live Christmas tree around Denver
City of Denver
and last updated 2020-12-29 14:16:11-05
Christmas Day has come and gone and while the Christmas tree may stay up in your home for a little longer, you may be wondering what to do with it when it s time to take it down.
Here s where to recycle your Christmas tree across the Denver metro area.
City and County of Denver
Denver residents can recycle their old Christmas trees beginning Jan. 4 through the Treecycle Program. For two weeks, Denver Solid Waste Management customers can put their Christmas trees â with all decorations removed â out at the curb on their scheduled trash collection day no later than 7 a.m. This ends on Jan. 15 and is only applicable for live trees. Click here for information on disposing of an artificial tree.