NOVEC Offers Free Christmas Tree Recycling

December 05, 2024

Contact: NOVEC Communications, 1-703-335-0500, communications@novec.com

MANASSAS, Va. –  Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) will accept post-holiday Christmas trees and greens at its Gainesville Technical Center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, near Interstate 66 and U.S. 29.

Residents can begin leaving trees and greens on Thursday, Dec. 26, and NOVEC will continue to accept them through Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Residents should leave greens in the section of the parking lot marked by orange safety cones; drop off does not have to take place during business hours.

Greens must be free of all decorations, ornament hooks, wires, and light strings.

NOVEC’s Vegetation Management employees will turn the trees, wreaths, and garland into mulch to reduce holiday landfill waste.

“Recycling holiday greens is just another way we help area residents and the environment,” said Rick Carpenter, NOVEC vegetation management manager.

For more information about recycling holiday greens, contact NOVEC’s Vegetation Management department at 703-335-0500, ext. 1600, or VegetationMgmt@novec.com.

NOVEC is a not-for-profit electric utility corporation that supplies and distributes electricity and energy-related services to more than 180,000 metered customers in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, and Clarke counties, the Town of Clifton, and the City of Manassas Park. It is Virginia’s largest electric cooperative and one of the largest electric companies of its kind in the nation. Learn more at novec.com, or call 703-335-0500. NOVEC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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