Rocky Top Resources takes yard waste but where can river rock be recycled?

RECYCLED LANDSCAPING: I am clearing out the hideous landscaping in my backyard and starting over. I have to get rid of five huge juniper bushes and a few tons of river rock. Is there any place I can take this stuff so it doesn’t end up in the landfill? Will someone turn the bushes into mulch? Will someone take the rocks and reuse them?
- Willie

ANSWER: A major local recycler for wood, organic yard waste and your juniper bushes is Rocky Top Resources, Inc.; see its Web site at rockytop.us. It's a year-round program and could also take the river rock, used top soil, sod and fill dirt. El Paso County has a slash/mulch recycling program, but it doesn’t operate in the winter. Readers advised that if Willie and others want to give away landscaping materials they can also go through SpringsFreeCycle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or post to craigslist: cosprings.craigslist.org.