RECYCLE THE TREE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS Wondering what to do with your tree after the holidays? Consider having it recycled. If you live within the city of Lacey, Boy Scout troops, with the support of LeMay/Pacific Disposal, will be picking up trees on Saturday, January 10, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Homes and neighborhoods within the pickup area will receive door hangers with further information. Trees that have ornaments, lights, tinsel, stands, and nails will not be accepted as they cannot be composted. For more information, please call Marvin Johnson, (360) 701-6855.

If you live outside of Lacey city limits, trees can be taken to the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center at 2420 Hogum Bay Road NE in Lacey, December 26 through January 11 (except New Year’s day) for no charge. Subscribers to Pacific Disposal’s yard debris pick-up service should cut their tree into 3-foot sections and place it in or next to their yard waste container on their normal collection day.

Apartment and mobile home residents should check with their managers for locations to place trees.

View the January 6, 2015 press release.