St. Charles County Department of Community
Health & The Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2007
CONTACT:
Mike Duvall, Director, Division of Environmental Services 636−949−7407
Deborah Christensen, Environmental Programs Educator 636−949−7900, ext. 4264
Cameron Satterfield, Public Information Officer 636−949−7408
Christmas Tree Recycling
Free service begins soon
St. Charles County, MO - Once the holiday hubbub is over, don’t forget to recycle your live Christmas tree. Once again this year, St. Charles County is partnering with our communities to offer this free service. Your tree will benefit our environment by being turned into mulch. Be sure to remove the tree stand, decorations, and plastic bag or tree cover before leaving your Christmas tree at one of the following locations.
| O'Fallon | Civic Park (upper parking lot), 400 Civic Park Dr. O'Fallon Sports Park (phase I), 3589 Hwy. K Locations open dusk to dawn, seven days a week, December 26 to January 13 |
| St. Peters | Laurel Park (upper parking lot), off McClay Rd. St. Peters Golf and Recreation Center, 200A Salt Lick Rd. St. Peters Earth Centre, 115 Ecology Dr. Locations open 7:30am to 5:00pm, Monday thru Saturday, December 26 to January 21 |
| Lake St. Louis | Public Works, 2550 Lake Saint Louis Blvd. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, December 26 to January 21 |
| Wentzville | Quail Ridge Park (group picnic area), 5501 Quail Ridge Pkwy. Open 7:00am to 6:00pm, seven days a week, December 26 to January 21 Progress Park (upper parking lot), 968 Meyer Rd. Open 8:00am to 8:00pm, seven days a week, December 26 to January 20 |
Non-foil gift boxes and wrapping paper can be recycled at Recycle Works West, 2110 E. Pitman Ave. in Wentzville, 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Saturday, or at Recycle Works Central, 60 Triad South Dr. in St. Peters, 8:30am to 4:30pm Tuesday through Saturday. For more information about St. Charles County recycling programs, call (636) 949-7400 or visit www.scchealth.org.
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