The City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, and Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency will be accepting Christmas trees for mulching free of charge. Starting on December 31st and continuing until January 25, 2013, all residents in the City and County of Santa Fe can drop off their un-flocked and de-ornamented tree at the following locations:
Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (BuRRT)
2600 Buckman Road, Santa Fe
City of Santa Fe Yard
1142 Siler Road, Santa Fe
Eldorado, Jacona, and Stanley County Transfer Stations
Camino Carlos Rey and Siringo Road
Newman’s Nursery
7501 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe
Payne’s Nurseries:
304 Camino Alire, Santa Fe
715 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe
Yucca and Zia Road, near the Yucca entrance
Please be sure that all ornaments and lights are removed from the tree. Flocked trees are not accepted because it will contaminate the mulch. The mulch from the City will be used in the parks for landscape and erosion control.
Christmas Light Recycling!
Residents and businesses in the City and County of Santa Fe can recycle their broken or unwanted Christmas lights for FREE. Rather than tossing in your trash, these lights can be stripped for their valuable metals and recycled, keeping them out of our landfill.
All types of string lights are accepted, including icicles and LEDs. The bulbs are okay to leave on. You can drop them off for no charge at any of the following locations:
Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (BuRRT)
2600 Buckman Road, Santa Fe
Capital Scrap Metal - will pay $0.80 per pound
1162 Cooks Lane, Santa Fe
City of Santa Fe, Environmental Services Division
1142 Siler Road, Santa Fe
County Transfer Stations – All transfer stations are accepting lights.
