There will always be lots of cleanup to do after the Christmas holiday, but don’t forget to recycle. The Clinton County Solid Waste Agency has way to recycle you real or natural Christmas tree.
The Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency will accept individual real or natural Christmas trees for no cost to Clinton County residents. Businesses and out of county residents may not utilize this service for free.
Christmas trees can be brought to landfill in rural Clinton, Iowa until the close of business on Saturday, January 11th, 2020. . CCASWA is open Monday – Friday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM – Noon.
The trees will be repurposed and reused as wood mulch. Christmas Trees must not have any ornaments or other decorations or foreign objects.
Also as you are cleaning up you find non-functioning or unwanted Christmas light strands. Those can also be recycled at the Clinton County Solid Waste Agency.
The agency recycles electrical wiring such as electrical cords, extension cords, and Christmas lights, for FREE? these items are accepted year round for FREE?
Recycling of electrical wiring is done through our metal recycling program. If you would like to utilize the electrical wiring recycling program, then when arriving at CCASWA stop into the office and notify the scale attendant on duty that you have wiring for recycling. The scale attendant will then direct you to the proper drop off area. Lights will NOT be accepted in curbside recycling bins, please bring them to CCASWA. And remember to keep the packaging separate from the lights. Boxes can be recycled at the Clinton County Recycling Drop-off on site.
For more information regarding Christmas light recycling or Christmas tree recycling or any other programs CCASWA offers please call at 563-243-4749 or visit www.ccaswa.com .
