![]() ![]() Brett Coomer/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of5ĭiscarded Christmas trees are seen in a pile at the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary office at Texas 105 near Sandy Beach Drive, Thursday, Dec. Recycling is also available for live Christmas trees through the city's yard waste curbside collection program. The final day for drop offs is Tuesday, Jan. Christmas tree drop-off recycling locations are located throughout Houston. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateĬhristmas trees dropped off to be recycled at are stacked in a bin at Doss Park on Thursday, Dec. Brett Coomer/Staff photographer Christmas tree recycling locations ![]() Octavian Rosales drops off a Christmas tree to be recycled at Central Neighborhood Repository on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the City Hall Reflection Pool.Ĭity Hall’s Christmas tree will be taken down and sent through a shredder during the event. The 32nd annual Christmas Tree Mulching event will be at 11:30 a.m. Houston has helped organize the tree collection since 1991. “It will get processed along with the other green waste that we take throughout the year,” he said. ![]() McWatre said people can pull up to one of the drop-off sites during operating hours and someone will help take the tree away. LOCAL: Hundreds of (now unfrozen) Houston bats successfully released under Waugh Bridge Artificial, painted and flocked trees cannot be recycled. The curbside collection is not available for those living in multifamily units, like apartment complexes.įor trees to be recycled all decorations must be removed. They can leave their tree outside their home with the rest of their yard waste and it will be collected on designated days. Some Houston residents can also recycle their tree through the city’s yard waste curbside collection program. There are 24 drop-off spots, which opened Tuesday and will accept trees through Jan 31.Ĭhristmas trees dropped off to be recycled are mixed with other tree debris at Sommermeyer Neighborhood Depository on Thursday, Dec. “Once you chip them up, they get pretty small,” McWatre said He said the trees do not create a huge boost of volume for them because they are generally not too large. Living Earth collects and processes the recycled trees.īrent McWatre, general manager of Living Earth in Missouri City, said around this time of year they get hundreds, if not thousands, of recycled trees. “Anytime we can divert something from the landfill, it's always going to be a benefit.”ĮNVIRONMENT: How do community gardens work? A look at some of Houston's grow-your-own gardensĪll trees collected go to Living Earth, which has a partnership with the city of Houston and is a manufacturer and retailer of mulch, compost and soil products. “It's much better use than placing it in the landfill,” said Mark Wilfalk director of the Solid Waste Management Department. The trees can be repurposed for mulch and other landscaping materials, Solid Waste Management Department officials said. ![]() Residents are encouraged to recycle live trees once they are taken down for the holiday season. ![]()
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