Colorado Treecycling Begins December 31, 2007

Denver Recycles will hold its annual Treecycling event from December 31, 2007 to January 11, 2008. This article contains resources for residents of the state of Colorado, so interested residents may learn how to participate in this year's Treecycling programs.

This year's Treecycling event will take place from December 31-January 11. Denver Recycles takes Christmas trees and recycles them into mulch, which is in turn, given back to Denver residents as mulch in the Spring.

According to Denver Recycles, all Denver residents who are part of Denver's Solid Waste Management Division and/or Denver Recycles are welcome to recycle their Christmas trees.

If you are not already a member of Denver Recycles, you may become a member by visiting this site. Enter your address on this form and allow Denver Recycles to guide you through the sign-up process.

In order for your Christmas tree to be recycled, Denver Recycles requires all tinsel, garland, ornaments, and other tree decorations to be removed from your Christmas tree before it is picked up. Additionally, the stand must be removed from the tree as well before pick up.

Colorado residents who do not reside in Denver County can also recycle their Christmas trees. If you do not live in Denver, you may find information about your country's specific Treecycling programs by visiting this site. Here you will find links to Colorado counties who hold Treecylcing programs, in which residents may participate.

According to Denver Recycles, their annual Treecycling program recycles more than 22,000 trees annually. Each Spring, Denver Recycles makes the mulch produced from recycling trees available to Denver residents. Residents may pick up mulch for free at the annual Treecycle Mulch Giveaway & LeafDrop Compost Sale.

Mulch can be used to reduce stress on plants from extreme temperatures or changes in climate, to keep moisture in the soil, to help repel insects, to block sunlight, which helps reduce weed growth, and to protect soil from the rain, which helps control erosion, according to Wikipedia.