City of Edgewater: Sticks to Chips This Saturday

From the City of Edgewater:

Don’t trash those tree trimmings! This Saturday, 10/23 the City of Edgewater is hosting a yard waste recycling event to turn sticks and branches into mulch for yards and gardens! Participants can drop-off their branches in the morning from 9am-1pm to be chipped and come back to collect free mulch from 3pm-5pm.

When: Saturday, October 23rd (Drop off : 9am – 1pm, Pick-up: 3pm – 5pm)

Where: Jefferson Junior/Senior High School Parking Lot (off of 24^th Avenue and Pierce Street).

What to bring: bags or buckets for mulch pick-up

FREE to Edgewater residents! No registration needed.

Mulch is a critical component of all healthy, vibrant yards. It significantly reduces our outdoor water use by limiting surface evaporation, conserving soil moisture and improving water penetration. In Colorado, we lose topsoil at higher rates because of our intense sun, windstorms, and other wild weather. Mulch will help protect the top layer, improve soil nutrients and reduce weed growth. Wood chips should be applied to the yard or garden at a depth of at least 3 inches. Note: There’s no need to drop off sticks in order to collect free mulch in the afternoon!

Joel Newton

Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.