Disposing of Your Christmas Tree
A Christmas tree brings greenery inside, smells wonderful, and provides a central focus for many of our holiday traditions. But when the holidays are over, what do you do with your tree?
Cut trees can go out by the curb with your yard waste for your waste disposal service to pick up and recycle. Check if any special steps are required. Some cities and towns will recycle the trees into mulch or compost.
If you bought a potted living Christmas tree this year, make sure you plant it! Pick a spot where it'll thrive, and where you can enjoy it from inside of your home. Maybe next year you can even decorate it, and have an outdoor Christmas tree as well as one indoors.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Pasco County Christmas Tree Recycling (PDF)
- Recycling Live Christmas Trees in Hillborough County (PDF)
- Return Your Christmas Tree to Nature (PDF)
- Selecting and Preserving the Christmas Tree (PDF)
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Other Sites
- Christmas Tree Recyling: Community Recyling Manual--National Christmas Tree Association (PDF)
- Christmas Tree Recycling for Alachua County Residents (PDF)
- Christmas Trees--City of Jacksonville Department of Public Works
- Facts About Treecycling--Earth911
- Real Christmas Trees Are Recyclable--National Christmas Tree Association
- Recycle Your Tree--Florida Christmas Tree Association
- Recycling Centers for Christmas Trees in Florida--Earth911
- Tips for Recycling Christmas Trees in Central Florida--Central Florida News 13