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Christmas Tree Recycling

Make 'Merry' Mulch

Since the early 1970s, tens of thousands of Christmas trees have been dropped off by local residents and chipped into mulch, used by crews to beautify Summit Metro Parks.

You, too, can enjoy your Christmas tree well beyond the holiday season.

Annually, live Christmas trees – cleaned of all decorations, garland and tinsel – can be dropped off at the following locations, December 26 through January 31:

Visitors should look for the small signs that identify the drop-off locations.

On average, about 1,000 trees are collected each year. The resulting mulch is spread out near trailheads and used to create landscaping compost.