Inside El Paso\u2019s First Star Drop That Lit Up New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
How to Say Goodbye to your live Christmas tree for free in El Paso<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re a “Day After Christmas” packer or a “Maybe by Easter” slacker,\u00a0 eventually, that live tree has to go and the city of El Paso is letting you get rid of it for free!<\/p>\n
You can drop it off for FREE at any Citizen Collection Station starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, December 27.<\/p>\n
The Rules of the Recycle:<\/p>\n
Strip it down: Remove all decorations including string lights, ornaments, and garland.Keep it natural: Trees must be free of frost (flocking).No docs needed: You don’t need a water bill to drop off recyclables or trees! (Note: If you\u2019re bringing other waste, bring a water bill and matching ID).<\/p>\n
Where to go (Tues\u2013Sat, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.):<\/p>\n
Central: 2429 HarrisonWest: 121 AtlanticMission Valley: 1034 PendaleNortheast: 4501 Hondo PassEast: 3510 ConfederatePHOTOS: Inside El Paso\u2019s First-Ever New Year\u2019s Eve Star Drop<\/p>\n
El Paso made history with its first Star Drop at San Jacinto Plaza, featuring live music, local DJs, and a celebration built by local businesses.<\/p>\n
Gallery Credit: Courtesy; Iris Lopez, El Paso Winterfest, Christian Churches<\/p>\n
Iris & Grizz In The Morning Presents: Carols & Community<\/p>\n
The Carols & Community initiative showcases El Paso nonprofits doing meaningful work and gives listeners easy ways to donate and give back.<\/p>\n
Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well, the holiday high is officially over, but for my teenage son he NEVER wants it to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,6262,143,833],"class_list":{"0":"post-112768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-featured-carousel","12":"tag-include-in-newsletter","13":"tag-list-posts","14":"tag-local-el-paso","15":"tag-local-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}