CURBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECTION
FOR CHRISTMAS TREES

The City of Hartford, Department of Public Works, will provide residents with curbside collection service for Christmas trees beginning on Monday, January 11, 2010 and ending Friday, January 29, 2010.

 Residents are asked to remove all decorations from the trees, prior to placing them at the curb on their weekly assigned waste collection days.  The trees will be collected by special packer trucks and will be recycled into woodchips and mulch.

 Residents are also reminded to place their trash and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day before collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.  Remember to put only household trash in the city issued rollout trash carts and keep lids closed at all times.

Reminder:  “GO GREEN USE BLUE” by placing all of the following acceptable recyclables in the blue single-stream recycling carts:  Bottles, Tin Cans, Steel Cans, Aerosol Cans, Plastic Containers, Clean Foil, Newspapers, Cardboards, Magazines, Catalogs, Cereal Boxes, Paper Egg Cartons, Pasta Boxes, Shoe Boxes, Shredded Paper, Office Paper, School Paper, Junk Mail, Milk Cartons & Juice Boxes.

 If you have any questions, please call our 311 Call Center.  Dial 311 from most Hartford phone lines for easy access to city services and information.  From cell phones and computer phone lines, please call (860)757-9311. The city’s Web address is www.hartford.gov  Thank you for your cooperation.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!