Many people keep their Christmas trees up until after the New Year, but there's an eco-friendly way to dispose of them. Recycling your real tree can help keep it out of landfills. Tara Pike from UNLV's Facilities Management shared more about this initiative.

Summerlin residents are once again encouraged to recycle their real Christmas trees once the holidays are over. In partnership with Springs Preserve, the UNLV Rebel Recycling Program and dozens of other local conservation organizations, the annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program returns Dec. 26 through Jan. 15.

The holidays may be winding down, but what happens to your Christmas tree could give it a whole new life. As families across Las Vegas begin taking down their holiday decorations, sustainable options are available to ensure Christmas trees don't end up in landfills.

Through January 15, the Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Committee is hosting more than 30 free drop-off locations. The trees are turned into mulch used for gardens and parks across the Valley.  

The Las Vegas Sun encourages locals to recycle their Christmas trees post-holidays to prevent fire risks and support environmental efforts. With free recycling drop-offs available, the initiative aims to convert trees into valuable mulch while saving landfill space.

When the smell of pine begins to fade this holiday season, UNLV has an easy solution for Southern Nevadans. Tara Pike, UNLV’s sustainability coordinator, said the university and its partners will be ready to collect Christmas trees as soon as Friday through Jan. 15.

Residents can recycle their Christmas trees for free starting Friday at more than 30 drop-off locations throughout the valley. The Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Committee will accept trees through Jan. 15. The recycled trees will be chipped into mulch for use in school gardens and parks across the community. The program, a partnership of UNLV, community agencies and local businesses, has operated for three decades.

If you're already thinking about getting rid of your Christmas tree, UNLV has you covered. The university and its partners will operate more than 30 drop-off locations for annual tree recycling starting Friday, Dec. 26.

Have a live Christmas tree and wondering what to do with it after the holidays? Residents are encouraged to recycle their live trees instead of throwing them away, and a local partnership helps the Southern Nevada community do just that.For three decades, the Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Committee has coordinated a free Christmas tree recycling program for local residents. The committee is a partnership between UNLV, community agencies, and local businesses.

Need to figure out what to do with the Christmas tree after the holidays? UNLV and community partners say they will start recycling Christmas trees for mulch. Organizers say there will be more than 30 drop-off locations across the Las Vegas Valley. The program starts Dec. 26 and will run through Jan. 15. Organizers say last year, 10,000 trees were recycled and it created 86 tons of nutrient-rich mulch.

The Rebel Recycling initiative at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas was proposed and championed by a student in 1995.

It's not just pigeons that strut the UNLV campus, the university is also a resting ground for migratory birds. And now — the campus is a little bit safer for the feathered creatures that stop down on their long journeys — thanks to a group of students speaking up for wildlife.