Christmas Tree Recycling Program Details Announced In Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The city began its Christmas Tree Collection and Recycling Program on Tuesday, Jan. 2. This special recycling program is being provided to city residents as part of Middletown’s overall effort to reduce waste and reuse and recycle discarded materials, officials said in a press release.

Christmas trees can either be brought to the City Recycling Center free of charge for recycling or placed at the curb for collection by the Middletown Public Works Department during the first couple weeks of January. Read more from the press release below:

All trees must be prepared accordingly:

1. All decorations must be removed, including tinsel.

2. Plastic bags must also be removed.

3. Trees should be placed bottom end facing the curb.

The collection schedule will depend upon weather conditions. Heavy snow will delay collection of the trees.

Trees delivered directly to the Recycling Center must also have all decorations removed and be emptied from plastic bags. A Middletown driver’s license must be presented to enter the Recycling Center. There is no charge to bring trees to the Recycling Center. The Center is open Monday – Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the first and third Saturday of the month, 7a.m. to 12 noon.

Christmas trees are chipped along with regular brush from residents and the chips are given away free of charge to Middletown residents and businesses. Large loads of woodchips (more than five cubic yards) are delivered to residents free of charge.

For more information on Christmas tree recycling or woodchip delivery, contact the Middletown Recycling Coordinator at 860-638-4855 or email Kim O’Rourke at kim.orourke@middletownct.gov.

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