To schedule the pickup of your Christmas tree in the City of Peoria please contact the Solid Waste Division at 623-773-7431 or 623-773-7836. You will be provided with a “Put Out Date” to place the tree at the curbside. Please have the tree out at the curbside on your assigned date by 6 a.m. Remove all ornaments, lights, and tinsel from the tree. Do not bag the tree. Remove the tree stand. No artificial trees. (2008)
City of Phoenix residents can drop off a single tree at one of 14 city parks any time beginning the day after Christmas through the first Sunday in January. Trees should be placed in designated areas where special collection bins are located. Here are the park drop-off locations. Single trees will be accepted at the city’s transfer stations at 3060 S. 27th Ave. (south of Lower Buckeye Road), and at 30205 N. Black Canyon Fwy. (exit I-17 at Dixileta Road). Sites are open 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. The 27th Avenue site is closed Sundays. Both sites are closed New Years Day. The service is free to Phoenix residents. A to Z Equipment Rentals & Sales also will accept trees at no charge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 26 through Jan. 5, except Sundays, and Dec. 31 when stores will open 9 a.m. to noon. Stores are closed New Year’s Day. Phoenix stores are located at 4050 E. Indian School Rd. and 15634 N. 32 St. For more information, call 602-262-7251. (2008)
The City of Scottsdale hold its annual citywide holiday tree roundup between Monday, December 29, 2008 and Friday, January 2, 2009. If you have residential collection services please have your Christmas tree curbside by 5 a.m. on the morning of December 29th. Remove stands, lights and ornaments. No artificial trees will be collected. If you miss the tree roundup, or do not have residential collection services you can drop off your tree on Saturday, January 3 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at either Scottsdale Ranch Park, 10400 E. Via Linda, (North of 104th Street and Via Linda) or Eldorado Park, 2311 N. Miller Road, (Southeast of Miller and Oak). All trees collected will be turned into compost or mulch. Call for information 480-312-5600. (2008)
The City of Surprise offers a Christmas Tree Drop-Off from December 26, 2008 through January 5, 2009. Please remove all decorations and place trees in designated areas only. Limit two trees per household. Gaines Park (15837 N. Nash Street at north end of the parking lot) and Surprise Recreation Complex (15795 N. Parkview Place across from Valley Vista High School). Here are the details about the Surprise Christmas Tree Recycling Program. (2008)
City of Tempe residents can dispose of their Christmas trees by dropping them off at one of the city's drop-off sites. Trees can be dropped off from 7 a.m. to noon on Fridays and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays at the Household Products Collection Center, 1320 E. University Drive, or 24 hours, 7 days a week at the west side of Kiwanis Park Recreation Center, 6111 S. All America Way. Both sites will accept trees through January 20. Residents are reminded not to place Christmas trees in garbage containers. This takes the space needed for household garbage and creates spillage when the containers are emptied. The city also collects trees during the normal monthly collection for brush and bulky item schedule. Place items out for collection by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your scheduled week. For more information call 480-350-8265 or visit Tempe online. (2008)
If you city is not mentioned here, look for the phone number that handles solid waste collection or recycling, and they will be able to tell you how to properly dispose of your Christmas tree.
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