Christmas Tree Recycling

Questions, please contact Project Chair Manny Paz at (402) 981-5918.

Christmas tree recycling and site operation (all the common sense things) 
• Pull trees withstands attached to a group behind the pile. 
• Look for and remove other unwanted material (wire, ornaments etc.) 
• Pull off bags of trees already in pile and as they come, ask people "Can you help us out by taking home your bag?" The litter barrels get full fast. 
• Stack the pile of trees higher when the volunteers arrive and throughout the day. 
• Flocked trees are OK 
• Tinsel (icicles) are OK 
• Rope tinsel is NOT OK 
• Wreaths and roping are NOT OK-- Take home and place in trash. Don't dispose of them in the litter barrels that are at the drop-off sites. These are the same rules since the very first year. Citizens need to learn. 
• Weather cancellation --very unlikely, but call Paul at 402-679-8932. If you feel it isn't safe to go, don't. 
• Give any found ornaments back to their owner or to a city employee who will hold onto them in case anyone calls about the missing ornament. 
• Dress warm, lots of layers. 
• Be safe with portable heaters. 
• Bring a knife or scissors to cut twine. A hammer can help pull off a stand that is stuck. 
• Use the trees as a windbreak. Stand on·piles of needles for insulation from the ground. 
• Don't be afraid to direct traffic and maintain a safe traffic pattern. 
• Call 911 if anyone is belligerent and a City employee is not around. 
• · The trees are free for the taking if people want them for their pond, or want to remove the disposable stands to be re-used.