RDCK offers special holiday recycling programs
By Nelson Daily Editor
‘Tis the season to give.
And the regional district is giving two special seasonal recycling programs at landfills and transfer stations from Dec. 1 to Jan. 31.
During this time, residents of the Regional District of Central Kootenay will have the opportunity to recycle old strands of Christmas lights for free, or drop off their Christmas trees for a reduced fee.
Both programs have been popular in past years and are part of the RDCK’s waste reduction initiatives.
Scrap metal will be recovered from Christmas light strands and recycled into new metal products. Trees will be chipped and used for ground cover at RDCK resource recovery facilities.
Trees will be accepted for $2 each to a maximum of two trees, after which the regular yard and garden waste tipping fees apply ($5 per pickup truck load). Plastic Christmas trees are not accepted under the program. Lights strands will be accepted for free, with or without bulbs.
Outside of the months of December and January, regular tipping fees apply to all items. Both programs are only available to residential customers.
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