Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Douglas County

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — The holidays are over and it's time to take the lights and ornaments off your Christmas tree and dispose of it.

If you live in Douglas County, you can recycle your tree at "Bring One for the Chipper" events on Saturday, Jan. 5, at these Home Depot stores:

• 1000 Thornton Road, Lithia Springs;
• 7399 Douglas Blvd., Douglasville, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You also can drop off your tree at this location through Friday, Jan. 4. For more information, call Keep Douglasville Beautiful at 770-920-3000.

In addition, Douglas County Solid Waste, at 1730 County Services Road in Douglasville, is accepting Christmas trees for recycling through Jan. 31. The facility's hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Each year, the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation works with private sponsors like Home Depot to organize Bring One for the Chipper events around the state.

Since its inception, the Chipper program has recycled an estimated 6 million Christmas trees, according to the foundation. The program transforms trees into mulch for playgrounds, city and county landscaping projects, and individual homes. Many communities also choose to sink the trees into lakes to create fish habitats.

To find out more and view other Bring One for the Chipper sites, please click here.

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