Where To Dispose Of Your Christmas Trees

Now that the gifts have been unwrapped, and many of us are getting ready to take down the decorations in preparation for the New Year, you're probably wondering where you can take that tree, other than the dump. 

There are plenty of local spots where you can be ensured that your tree will be put to good use. 

The City of Greenville is once again sponsoring its annual “Grinding of the Greens” Christmas tree recycling program. For the convenience of city residents, trees can be placed at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pick-up days or taken to one of four convenient locations for recycling. All trees must be free of debris such as ornaments, tinsel, ribbons and lights to be recycled. Drop-off locations include:

• Holmes Park at Twin Lakes Road and Holmes Drive
• Timmons Park, at Oxford Street and Blackburn Drive
• Gower Park at Laurel Creek Lane and Laurens Road
• West Greenville Recreation Center at 8 Rochester Street

The locations listed above will be open through January 20, 2013. Curbside pick-up within the city limits will continue for as long as needed. Trees and trimmings are ground into mulch at Twin Chimneys Landfill. Call the Twin Chimneys Landfill at (864) 243-9672 for more information.

All holiday boxes, tissue paper and wrapping paper (except foil-lined) can be recycled at the curb and at the City’s Stone Avenue Recycling Center at 800 East Stone Avenue and North Greenville Recycling Center at 514 Rutherford Road.

In Easley, recycling centers can be found at: 

• Old Liberty Rd (Landfill) 859-3523
• Farr's Bridge Rd (Hwy 183) 859-1041
• N. Old Pendleton Rd  855-6203