AUBURN — Auburn Public Works Director Dan Goyette has announced several options for the disposal of Christmas trees. Trees will not be collected curbside, but Auburn residents can drop them off at the following locations:
• Public Works Garage, 296 Gracelawn Road (behind the community sand shed);
• Maine Waste to Energy, 110 Goldthwaite Road, open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 7 a.m. to noon Saturday; and
• Engine 2 Fire Station, 181 South Main St. (by the community sandbox).
For those unable to drop their tree off at one of those locations, local Boy Scouts of Troop 121 offers an alternative: their seventh annual Christmas Tree Recycling program. For a minimum donation of $5, the Auburn-based troop will pick-up Christmas trees on the weekend of Jan. 5 and 6th.
Troop 121 was created to help give youth with special physical, mental and emotional challenges the opportunity for success in a safe Scouting environment that helps builds character, encourages citizenship, teaches life skills and develops personal fitness. Money raised by this program goes directly to this troop’s scouting activities.
To make a pick-up request, send your donation by Jan. 3 to Troop 121, United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave., Auburn, ME 04210. The troop, in turn, will send a tag to place on the tree when its is placed curbside.
For more information about this program or the troop, call 207-783-0790. Trees should not be placed curbside until the morning of Jan. 5.
Boy Scouts of Troop 121 prepare the mailing for their seventh annual Christmas Tree Recycling program. From left are Jacob Clark, Jack Wang, Elias Libby-Richards and Jordan Burns.
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