Christmas Tree Recycling

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! With all the festivities coming to an end, it's now time to figure out what to do with your Christmas Tree (see ours above!).  While it might be fun to have a fragrant bonfire or have Christmas again in July, most people are kicking their trees to the curb (literally). DeKalb County and Keep DeKalb Beautiful are sponsoring the 20th Annual Bring One for the Chipper Event.

The recycled Christmas Trees will be chipped into mulch for public beautification projects.  This event is free to all DeKalb County residents.To participate at home, those who are served by DeKalb County Sanitation are asked to leave their trees for curbside pick-up on their yard on debris collection day.  Please note that all decorations, lights, and ornaments must be removed.  Any tree over 7 feet tall must be cut in half prior to curbside placement.

In addition to leaving them at the curbside for pickup Christmas Trees can also be dropped off at the following locations:

Agnes Scott College

Saturday, Jan. 2. Residents can drop off live Christmas trees at the Christmas Tree Recycling Center in the Agnes Scott parking lot. The entrance is between 184 and 206 S. Candler St. in Decatur GA.

Seminole Road 

Landfill Drop-off Site

4203 Clevemont Road

Lithonia, GA 404-294-2900

Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are restricted to residents of Dekalb County only.

East Transfer Station

1750 Rogers Lake Road

Lithonia, GA 404-294-2927

Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Services are restricted to residents of Dekalb County only.

The recycling center will be open Monday, Dec. 28, through Saturday, Jan. 2

Last year, more than 200,000 trees were recycled in the State of Georgia. Over 10,000 of those trees were from DeKalb county GA residents. The program produces environmental benefits while helping Dekalb county comply with state regulations that prohibit the disposal of yard trimmings in lined municipal landfills.