Cities Host Christmas Tree Recycling Events

ALPHARETTA-MILTON, GA — If you are still trying to figure out what to do with that Christmas tree, the cities of Alpharetta and Milton will provide you with a unique way of recycling those items.

Both cities will participate in the 27th annual statewide Bring One for the Chipper campaign. The city of Milton's event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan at Milton High School while Alpharetta residents can visit the Home Depot at 5300 Windward Parkway during the same time frame to recycle their trees.

You should note that flocked (snowed) trees will not be accepted for recycling. At Alpharetta's event, trees will be chipped into mulch by the Davey Tree Expert Company, and this product will be used for public beautification projects. It will also be available for free to Alpharetta citizens. To request mulch, please fill out the request form on the city's website. Ferry Morse Seed Company has provided garden seed that will be available in exchange for your tree, while supplies last.

Bring One for the Chipper is part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees. Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs have joined with corporate sponsors: The Home Depot, 11 Alive and the Davey Tree Expert Company to sponsor this recycling program. Our local sponsors are the Windward Parkway Home Depot, The Alpharetta Rotary Club and the Alpharetta Young Men's Service League.

Information for all drop-off areas is available by zip code on the initiative's website. Since 1991 Bring One for the Chipper has collected more than six million trees and provided over one million tree seedlings to participants. More than 250,000 trees were recycled last year during the program, the state says produces tangible environmental benefits.

Image via city of Milton