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 Christmas
Tree-Cycling in North Texas
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If
your city/county is not listed on the left and you want to
learn where to recycle your Christmas tree, type in your zip
code below. |
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Start out
the New Year right by recycling your Christmas tree! Don’t
send your Christmas tree to the landfill. Instead you can recycle
it and give a gift back to the earth. After the holidays, many communities
in the North Central Texas Region will collect the trees at the
curbside or they will collect the trees at several drop-off sites.
Christmas trees can be chipped into mulch for use on gardens, parks,
hiking trails, playground areas and landscaping.
Whole Christmas trees can be used
for river shoreline stabilization, beach erosion prevention, marshland
sedimentation, fish habitat, winter garden decorations, wild bird
feeders and even hazardous materials cleanups.
Never throw your holiday trees into
a storm drain inlet or into a creek, river, pond, or lake. Holiday
trees can clog a storm drain inlet, preventing storm water from
entering the storm drain system, and causing flooding. Throwing
holiday trees into water bodies can damage the health of the water
body as the trees begin to decompose. Throwing your holiday tree
into a storm drain inlet or into the environment is considered illegal
dumping and may result in a fine.
Here's a list of cities and counties
in our region with a Christmas Tree Program. Unless otherwise noted,
each city's program is only for its citizens.
Allen,
Arlington,
Benbrook,
Burleson,
Carrollton,
Cleburne,
Coppell,
Dallas,
Denton,
DeSoto,
Euless,
Flower Mound,
Fort Worth,
Frisco,
Garland,
Grand Prairie,
Greenville,
Haltom City,
Irving,
Lewisville,
Little Elm,
Mansfield,
McKinney,
Mesquite,
North Richland Hills,
Plano,
Richardson,
Rowlett,
Southlake,
The Colony,
University Park,
Waxahachie,
Weatherford,
If information about how to recycle
your Christmas tree is not available for your city, type in your
zip code in the Christmas tree locator on the right.
Tips for properly preparing
your tree for recycling:
- Remove tree stands, lights, tinsel, nails,
ornaments and any other obstruction.
- Remove all plastic bags covering the
tree when placed by the curb or taken to any designated drop –off
sites.
- Flocked trees are not accepted, unless
otherwise noted.
- Artificial trees are not accepted.
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