Hi Neighbors, you can help turn your Christmas Tree into mulch available for residents next year. Trees left out for collection will be collected as Large Item Pickup and not mulched. The Treecycle program will be available until January 31st, 2025. Recycle your Christmas tree by dropping it off at one of the collection sites! Trees received at Treecycle drop sites will be turned into mulch made available to Denver residents in the spring!
Lights
Deck the Halls with Sustainable Cheer: Recycle Your Old Christmas Lights for FREE! Please note, lights will only be accepted for recycling at drop-off locations and should not be placed in purple recycling carts.
Now through January 2, 2025
While unwrapping your Christmas decorations, did you stumble upon broken, burned-out, or hopelessly tangled sets of lights? Don’t send them to the naughty list! Recycle them instead by dropping them off at the Cherry Creek Recycling Center or Blue Star Recyclers through January 2.
Last year, Denver residents recycled 4,352 lbs. of Christmas lights – that’s more than two tons of twinkling treasures!
How to Recycle Your Christmas Lights:
Here’s What’s Accepted:
- Light strings and wires with incandescent, LED, and “icicle” lights
- Attached bulbs are okay
Here’s What’s Not Accepted:
- Bubble lights (liquid-filled) or neon lights
- Lights contained in plastic bags or cardboard boxes; please remove light strings from packaging material
FREE Drop-off Locations:
Cherry Creek Recycling Center
Located near the intersection of S. Quebec St. and E. Cherry Creek South Drive. Enter going south on Cherry Creek Dr. South (follow the signs)
Drop off Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and city holidays
Blue Star Recyclers
953 Decatur St. Denver, CO 80204
Drop off Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
Note: Blue Star will be closed December 24 – January 1; the drop site will reopen Thursday, January 2
Denver University Neighbors Neighborhood Association 