The Clark County Solid Waste District has a specialty recycling service where residents can recycle old Christmas lights free of charge, as well as other hard to dispose of items for small fees.
The specialty recycling center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Thursday at 1620 W. Main St. in Springfield. For more information on specialty recycling, visit www.clarkcountyohio.gov/662/Specialty-Recycling.
Christmas trees are biodegradable and can be recycled for mulch and other purposes. Artificial Christmas trees are not recyclable.
Live Christmas trees also can be taken to C & S Tree Service at 2551 Dayton Springfield Road to be recycled free of charge from county residents from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information on pricing and disposal, visit www.cstreemulch.com/.
Residents need to take all ornaments and lights off their live Christmas trees before recycling them.
Artificial trees no longer desired can go out with a resident’s normal household garbage.
In Urbana, residents can place their trees at the side of the street for pickup through January, according to the city’s website.
For more information on Christmas tree retrieval in Urbana, visit urbanaohio.com/streets.html.
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