TURN YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE INTO A REAL GIFT! 

The York County Solid Waste Authority is conducting a free Christmas tree recycling program for all York County residents.  The program starts December 26, 2009 and continues through January 31, 2010.  This is the 21^st year the Authority has conducted a Christmas tree recycling program. 

York County residents have two options for recycling Christmas trees:

Option 1: Residents may bring their trees to the Authority’s Yard Waste Transfer Facility seven days a week during daylight hours.

Option 2: Residents may drop off their trees seven days a week during daylight hours at William H. Kain County Park ( Lake Redman boat launch area).

 There is no fee to residents at either site. PLEASE REMOVE: ornaments, tinsel, lights and protective bags from your tree.   Many municipalities now offer curbside Christmas tree collection for their residents.  Call your municipal office to see if your municipality offers a curbside collection program.  Dedicated loads of Christmas trees collected in municipal programs will be accepted at no charge during regular business hours at the Authority’s Yard Waste Transfer Facility.  Municipal loads of Christmas trees will not be accepted at Kain Park .  Trees collected at both sites will be shipped off site and turned into mulch. 

Directions to Kain Park: To get to the William H. Kain County Park site from the Susquehanna Trail, turn east onto Church Street in Jacobus.  The boat launch area will be on your left.  

Directions to the Yard Waste Transfer Facility:  From I-83: Proceed on I-83 to Exit 21 (old exit 9--Arsenal Rd/Rt.30E).  As you come off the exit ramp, get immediately into the far left turning lane and proceed to stoplight at intersection of Toronita Street and Rt. 30E (you will see the "Round the Clock Diner" at this intersection).

At the stoplight, turn left onto Toronita Street (Toronita turns into Blackbridge Road ).  Proceed approximately 2 miles to Flour Mill Road .  Turn right on Flour Mill Road , the Yard Waste Transfer Facility will be on your right.

From Rt. 30: At the stoplight at the intersection of Toronita Street and Rt. 30 (you will see the "Round the Clock Diner" at this intersection), turn north onto Toronita Street (Toronita turns into Blackbridge Road). Proceed approximately 2 miles to Flour Mill Road. Turn right onto Flour Mill Road, the Yard Waste Transfer Facility will be on your right.