When the holidays are over and it’s time to take down your natural holiday trees, wreath and garland, give them a second life by recycling them.
Visit RecycleSpot.org, call 816-474-8326 or check the list below for a list of locations throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area that will recycle your trees and greenery. Most services are free.
Like yard waste materials, holiday trees and greenery are banned from landfills in Missouri and are discouraged from being deposited into Kansas landfills.
Area communities offer residents a number of ways to recycle them — not only keeping them out of landfills but also creating a useful product that can be used for a variety of purposes, including trail surfaces, erosion control, landscaping and fish habitat in local lakes.
“All residents in the Kansas City metropolitan area have options for recycling their natural holiday trees and greenery,” said Matt Riggs, outreach coordinator for the MARC Solid Waste Management District. “Residents should contact their trash hauler first to see if they provide curbside pickup, since that is most convenient. If not, there are plenty of other pickup and drop-off options available.”
For more ways to reduce, reuse and recycle for the holidays, visit RecycleSpot.org or call 816-474-8326.
Recyling locations in Wyandotte County include:
Drop-off locations
• Bonner Springs — North Park, 1200 S. 134th St., Bonner Springs, Kansas, 913-422-7010.
• Bonner Springs — Wyandotte County Park at Bonner Springs, 600 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, Kansas, 913-573-8327.
• Kansas City, Kansas — Alvey Park, 4834 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 913-573-8327.
• Kansas City, Kansas — City Park, 2601 Park Drive, Kansas City, Kansas, 913-573-8327.
• Kansas City, Kansas — Stony Point Park, 531 N. 86th St, Kansas City, Kansas, 913-573-8327.
• Kansas City, Kansas — Missouri Organic, 1260 Alma St., Kansas City, Kansas, 913-521-2530. (Call for more information)
There also are drop-off locations in other nearby cities. To see the list, visit RecycleSpot.org.