Milton Joins Bring One For The Chipper Campaign

MILTON, GA -- Not to be outdone by surrounding jurisdictions, the city of Milton is offering its residents three locations where they can drop off their Christmas trees for recycling.

The city will take part in the 26th annual Bring One for the Chipper initiative, which will be held Saturday, Jan. 7 across the state.

If you don't want to wait until Saturday to free up some space in your living room, then you are invited to drop off your tree at Scottsdale Farm Nursery at 15639 Birmingham Highway through Friday, Jan. 6.

The organization said it will chip trees and spread the mulch on its blueberry patch.

"As the mulch decomposes it acidifies the soil, which makes blueberry plants thrive," according to its Facebook page.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, residents can also drop off trees at Milton High School's Freemanville Road entrance or Home Depot at 5300 Windward Parkway.

If you're unable to take your tree to any of these sites, you can email Boy Scout Troop 841 to request a tree pick-up.

A $15 fee benefits the troop. Requests must be received by 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 for pickup on Saturday, Jan. 7.

The Bring One for the Chipper program is part of a statewide effort organized by Keep Georgia Beautiful to reuse Christmas trees.

Since 1991 Bring One for the Chipper has collected more than six million trees and provided over one million tree seedlings to participants. Last year more than 250,000 trees were recycled.

To find a Bring One for the Chipper site in your area, click here. For questions or additional information, email mgg@cityofmiltonga.us.

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