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Recycle your Christmas tree into mulch, compost | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Sunday, December 24, 2006

Recycle your Christmas tree into mulch, compost

Advertiser Staff

Trees should be stripped of ornaments before drop-off.

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The state offers drop-off sites on all islands to turn your Christmas tree into mulch or compost. On O'ahu the city offers several options to home and condo owners. Trees should be free of ornaments and tinsel; flocked trees are not accepted. Find the nearest drop-off site on the list to the right.

WHERE GREEN WASTE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE:

  • Put trees out curbside on your regular green-waste pickup days.
  • For trees 6 feet and larger, cut them into 3-foot lengths (not necessary if taking tree to a drop-off site).

    On O'ahu:
    If you can't remember your green-waste day, call the nearest collection yard.
    Honolulu — 832-7840
    Kailua/ Kane'ohe — 262-7298
    Ko'olauloa (La'ie) — 293-5657
    Pearl City — 455-9644
    Wahiawa — 621-5241
    Waialua — 637-4795
    Wai'anae — 697-1178

    TREECYCLING FACTS

  • About 50 percent of Honolulu residents recycle their trees
  • O'ahu generates 200,000 tons of green waste per year, of which about 600 tons are Christmas trees.

    Sources: Counties of Honolulu, Maui, Kaua'i and Hawai'i

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