Burlington County offering free ‘Treecycling’ at Resource Recovery Complex
Burlington County offering free ‘Treecycling’ at Resource Recovery Complex
FLORENCE – In with the new year, out with the Christmas tree. But what to do with it?
Burlington County residents are encouraged to bring their real or live Christmas trees to the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex at 22000 Burlington-Columbus Road on the Florence-Mansfield border where they will be chipped and composted.
The County’s “Treecycling” service is offered at the complex Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 5 PM and Saturdays from 7 AM to noon.
The complex cannot recycle artificial, bagged or flocked trees. All stands, lights, tinsel, wires, ornaments and garland must be removed.
Burlington County Commissioner Tom Pullion said recycling your discarded tree is the environmentally friendly way to start off the new year.
“With the holidays now over, many residents are now packing up their holiday decorations and taking down their trees,” said Pullion, the Board’s liaison to the Department of Solid Waste and Recycling. “We want to remind everyone that this treecycling service is available free of charge. It’s the green way to ring in 2021 and it also helps save money for our municipalities by reducing the amount of waste entering our landfills.”
Several municipalities also offer curbside collection and or a dropoff for discarded trees. Residents should contact their local municipality to verify when collections occur and any special requirements or restrictions.
Information about curbside tree collections is also available on the county’s RecycleCoach app. The free app has information about the County’s recycling program and accepted materials, as well as updates and alerts about collection schedules for each town and tips and advice about recycling.
The RecycleCoach app can be downloaded from iTunes or the GooglePlay app store. For resdients without smart phones, a PC/Laptop version is available at https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/1602/Recycle-Coach.
For more information, call 609-499-1001, ext. 271 or 272 or email recycle@co.burlington.nj.us.
Local curbside Christmas tree collection information (residents are encouraged to verify with local municipality):
| Important – Trees are chipped into mulch – so only the “bare” tree can be recycled. | ||||||||||
| No Flocked Trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||||
| Municipality | Collection Information | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Beverly | set curbside | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Burlington Twp. | Collection began Jan. 4th. Next week, call 609-239-5909 for pickup. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Chesterfield | “Real” trees are accepted at the recycling convenience center Tues. & Thurs. 7:30 am to 7:30 pm and Sats. 8am to 3pm | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Cinnaminson | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | |||||||||
| Delanco | set curbside the week of Jan. 11th. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Delran | Picked up in January until all are collected | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Eastampton | Collection starts Jan. 13th. Questions call Public Works at 609-267-5723 ext. 210. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Evesham | set in curb strip Tues. Jan. 19th thru Jan. 29th | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Hainesport | Picked up Mondays until all are collected | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Lumberton | Set curbside on trash day or bring to the DPW yard on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Questions, call 609-267-3217, ext. 143. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Mansfield | Set curbside one day only – Thurs. Jan. 7th | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Medford Bor. | Pickup begins January 25th by district zones, starting in zone 3, 4, 2, 1 . | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Medford Twp. | Pickup begins on Jan. 25th and end on Feb. 5th on trash collection days or bring to the DPW yard during regular hours. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Moorestown | set out on brush collection days | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Mt. Laurel | Picked up curbside, no need to call | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Palmyra | Picked up curbside in January. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Pemb.Bor | Picked up curbside in January. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Riverside | Picked up curbside thru January 22nd. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Riverton | Picked up on Brush collection days. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Southampton | Picked up curbside in January. | |||||||||
| Tabernacle | Collected on trash days in Jan., weather permitting | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Westampton | Picked up curbside in January. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
| Wrightstown | Picked up curbside in January. | No flocked trees, no tree stands,bagged trees, lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel! | ||||||||
