Residents looking to recycle their Christmas trees have a few options in Ada County. The Ada County Landfill and the City of Boise both have seasonal programs for free disposal of holiday trees.
“For years we haven’t had a Christmas tree,” said Theresa Regnier. “So now that we can have a Christmas tree again, we decided to do a live tree and we didn’t really know where to go to recycle it.”
Regnier and Richard Albert are among the many Ada County residents recycling their Christmas trees for free at the Ada County Landfill.
“I think it’s positive because it keeps people from dumping their Christmas trees wherever they like,” Regnier added.
“But if you bring it up to the landfill, you can drop it off whole. It’s very important to have a bare tree, so no tinsel, no flocking, no ornaments, no lights, no Christmas tree stand,” says Rebecca Weeks, the Ada County Landfill Education and Outreach Manager.
Weeks emphasized the importance of bringing a bare tree to the landfill to ensure it can be composted.