Recycle Your Christmas Tree At Ocean County's Parks

TOMS RIVER, NJ — If you are planning to get rid of your Christmas tree after New Year's Day, Ocean County officials are encouraging residents to recycle them and help the county's parks at the same time.

Trees that are collected are turned into woodchips and used in landscaping projects throughout the different park facilities. In the past, recycled trees also have been used to help municipalities replenish the dunes on the beach as well.

Christmas trees can be dropped off at the following Ocean County park locations from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31:

• Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River
• Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Road, Barnegat
• Wells Mills County Park, 905 Route 532, Ocean Township
• Ocean County Park, 659 Ocean Avenue, Lakewood
• Beaver Dam County Park, 3430 Bridge Avenue, Point Pleasant
• Jakes Branch County Park, 1100 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood
• Mill Creek County Park, 11 Chelsea Avenue, Berkeley Township
• Enos Pond County Park, 330 East Lacey Road, Forked River
• Robert J. Miller Airpark, 901 Route 530, Berkeley Township
• Freedom Fields County Park, 1160 Route 539, Little Egg Harbor Township
• Patriots County Park, 485 Bowman Road, Jackson
• Stanley H."Tip" Seaman County Park, 120 Lakeside Drive, Tuckerton
• A. Paul King County Park, 2 W. Bay Avenue, Stafford
• Ocean County Golf Course at Atlantis, 261 Country Club Boulevard, Little Egg Harbor Township
• Ocean County Golf Course at Forge Pond, 301 Chambers Bridge Ave., Brick

Christmas trees are accepted at both the Northern and Southern Recycling Centers year-round during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday). The Ocean County Southern Recycling Center is located at 379 Haywood Road, Manahawkin. The Ocean County Northern Recycling Center is located at 601 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood.

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