Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — Another Christmas has come and gone, and it's once again time to recycle that tree.

The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation has announced several locations where residents can dispose of their tree. Trees will be accepted through Jan. 31, 2022.

All trees must be undecorated (ornaments, tinsel, lights, and stands must be removed). The Parks & Trees Division will be recycling Christmas trees by chipping them. The wood chips, which will be available to take home at all locations, can be used by residents as mulch or compost. Tree chips retained by the town will be used in parks as mulch for trails in woodlands, shrub beds, and soil stabilization.

Greenwich Tree Recycling Locations

Byram Park: Residents only – No commercial haulers
Parking lot by the concession, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bruce Park: Residents only - No commercial haulers
Parking lot by the children's playground, opposite entrance to Bruce Museum, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Greenwich Point: Residents only - No commercial haulers
Parking lot across from the Nature Center. 6 a.m. until sunset.

Holly Hill Recycling Center: Residents and commercial haulers
Place trees in the yard waste area, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays

The Parks and Recreation Department is asking residents to adhere to current CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19.

Residents who choose to keep their tree can use it for several uses such as:

Songbird and wildlife habitat: Christmas trees placed near bird feeding areas are used by the visiting birds as shelter from the wind and cold, and as protective cover from predators while consuming the bird food. Trees can also be ‘decorated’ by hanging peanut butter filled pinecones, suet and seed mixes, or fruit.

Erosion control: Whole trees can be placed in gullied areas to prevent or slow erosion.

Flower bed protection: Boughs can be cut off the trees to place on flower beds to protect roots and bulbs from winter cold in a decorative way.

To share other ideas on what to do with an old Christmas tree, email the Parks and Trees Division at parksandtrees@greenwihcct.org.