Contact: NOVEC Public Relations, 1-888-335-0500, [email protected]
MANASSAS, Va. – Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, VA 20155, near I-66 from Dec. 26 through Jan. 8.
Residents may leave trees in the front parking lot in the area designated by orange safety cones. Trees must be free of all decorations, metal ornament hooks, and light strings before NOVEC’s tree crews recycle them into woodchips and mulch.
“Most people agree that it’s more fun to put up and decorate a Christmas tree than take one down,” notes Rick Carpenter, NOVEC vegetation management manager. “But before a tree turns brown, take it down. You don’t want it to become a fire hazard.”
For more information, contact NOVEC vegetation management at 703-392-1600 or 1-888-335-0500, ext. 1600, or [email protected].
