Holiday Tree Disposal & Trash Pick up

Holiday Tree Disposal Options Announced

The City of Fort Lauderdale makes holiday tree disposal easy for residents:

• Place the tree inside the green yard waste cart
• Leave the tree out for bulk trash pick-up
• Take the tree to one of Broward County’s designated parks as part of the Chip-A-Tree Program
• Take the tree to one of Broward County’s three Trash Transfer Stations

Yard Waste Cart Disposal Option

If trees are placed in the yard waste cart, they must be cut into pieces so the lid can close completely. To reduce collection and disposal costs, the City strongly encourages residents to recycle trees using the yard waste cart.

Bulk Trash Disposal Option

Residents who choose to use the bulk trash pickup option are asked to leave trees next to the bulk pile. To properly recycle trees, remove all decorations, lights, tinsel, nails, tacks, tree stand or any other decorative materials.

For more information about holiday tree disposal in the City of Fort Lauderdale, please contact the City of Fort Lauderdale’s 24-hour Customer Service Center at 954.828.8000 or online at www.fortlauderdale.gov/customerservice.

Broward County Chip-A-Tree Program

Residents may take advantage of Broward County’s Chip-A-Tree Program by disposing of holiday trees at one of the County’s designated parks during the period of December 26, 2010 through January 23, 2011. The collected trees will be chipped and used for landscaping throughout the County’s park system.

Chip-A-Tree Program Information and Guidelines

• All sites will be closed on New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1st and Martin Luther King Day, January 17th.
• Trees may be dropped off at designated locations within the park between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at parks that are closed.
• Remove all decorations, wires, lights, plastic bags, and stands before leaving the tree.
• Artificial trees will not be accepted.
• Only personal vehicles will be allowed to leave trees; no truckloads.
• There is no fee to drop off the holiday tree for recycling. The parks' regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee of $1.50 per person will not be charged for those just dropping off their trees for recycling.

For a list of designated Broward County park drop-off locations, please visit www.broward.org/Parks/ProgramsClasses/Pages/chipatree.aspx.

For more information about the Chip-A-Tree Program please call 954-357-8177 or e-mail praglin@broward.org.

Broward County Trash Transfer Station Option**

Residents may take advantage of Broward County’s Yard Waste Program and drop off their trees and at one of the County’s three Trash Transfer Stations. Proof of residency is required. Broward County residents may dispose of household yard waste, including holiday trees, up to four times per month at no charge. There are three drop-off locations, which are open from 8a to 4p on Saturdays:

• North Station - 2780 N. Powerline Road in Pompano Beach
• Central Station - 5490 Reese Road in Davie
• South Station - 5601 W. Hallandale Beach Boulevard in West Park

** Proof of residency includes a current driver's license/photo ID with a utility bill (water, electricity, cable, telephone) and/or tax notice (name and address must match). For more information about the County’s Yard Waste Program or drop-off locations, visit www.broward.org/WasteAndRecycling/Recycling/Pages/TrashTransferStations.aspx or call 954.765.4999.

Did You Know?

For each real Christmas tree harvested, up to three new seedlings are planted in its place, depending on farm size and current field rotation. Young trees in their rapid growth years have a high rate of photosynthesis and thus produce more oxygen than older trees.

Sanitation Schedule Unchanged on New Years Day

There will be no scheduling changes to any City of Fort Lauderdale sanitation services (garbage, bulk trash, yard waste and recycling collection) for New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011.

For more information about the City of Fort Lauderdale’s holiday sanitation schedule, please contact the City of Fort Lauderdale 24-hour Customer Service Center at 954-828-8000 or online at www.fortlauderdale.gov/customerservice.