As the holiday season wraps up, the City of Hibbing and Hibbing Public Utilities (HPU) are once again encouraging residents to join in the annual “Treecycling” program.
Natural Christmas trees are now being accepted at the Hibbing Green Recycling Center. The donated trees will eventually be chipped and processed to provide power and heat.
HPU is able to properly utilize the potential energy of this waste wood through its biomass operations and turn it into electricity and steam heat for the City of Hibbing.
Another upside of treecycling is saving landfill space while safely managing any invasive species that may have been brought into the region from non-local sites.
Trees can be dropped off at the Hibbing Green Recycling Center at 1507 E. Howard St. at your convenience. It is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Look for signs that reads “Christmas Trees Here.”
The trees must be real and cannot be flocked, painted or fake. Be sure to remove all ornaments, lights and tree stands. Wreathes, garland and other evergreen decorations with wires are not recyclable and should be put in the trash.
If you would like a hand in getting your natural tree to the recycling center, members of the Hibbing High School Key Club will be volunteering their time for curbside pick-up on Sunday, Jan. 18. To arrange for pick-up, call HPU at 218-262-7700 with your name, address and phone number.
For more information or a map to the Hibbing Green Center, see https://hibbingmn.gov/241/Recycling
