North Texas residents can recycle their Christmas trees at various locations across the region, with many cities offering curbside pickup or drop-off sites through mid-January.
Cities from Dallas to McKinney are providing recycling programs that turn holiday trees into mulch and compost, giving residents an eco-friendly alternative to throwing them in the trash.
Arlington is encouraging residents to recycle their real Christmas trees, which will be turned into mulch and made available to residents in the spring. Two drop-off locations are available from December 26 to January 15. Residents who are unable to drop off their trees for recycling can place them curbside for trash pickup, with any trees over 6 feet tall cut in half.
Dallas residents can leave trees out for regular brush collection or drop them at the city landfill through January 24.
In Fort Worth, natural trees join the yard-trimming collection after all tinsel, lights, and stands are removed. Denton requires trees over 6 feet to be cut in half before pickup.
Frisco turns holiday trees into compost and mulch when placed curbside on regular collection days. Trees over 5 feet must be cut into 4-foot sections.
Grand Prairie offers two drop-off locations at Ikea and the city landfill from December 26 to January 11. Free mulch is available to residents at the landfill.
Irving’s Christmas Tree Roundup runs through January 11 at four park locations. The city sells mulch made from recycled trees at Hunter Ferrell Landfill.
McKinney’s Frontier Waste Solutions collects trees on regular trash days through January 16. Apartment dwellers can use designated park drop-offs.
Plano residents have until January 3 to drop trees at three park locations. The city cannot recycle flocked trees or those with fake snow.
Most programs require removing all decorations, tinsel, lights, and tree stands before recycling. Several cities specifically warn against bagging trees for collection.