Bring One For The Chipper Returns Jan. 7

ROSWELL, GA -- If you're still stumped about what to do with that Christmas tree adorned with decorations inside your home, then Keep Roswell Beautiful has the perfect -- and environmentally friendly -- solution for you.

The organization will once again take part in the 26th annual Bring One for the Chipper initiative on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents will be able to recycle their bare trees at two Home Depot locations in Roswell:

• 1580 Holcomb Bridge Road in Holcomb Woods Shopping Center; and
• 870 Woodstock Road.

Trees will be chipped into mulch, which will be available for free upon request to the public by Davey Tree Co.

Residents are asked to please not drop off trees prior to January 7. In appreciation of their recycling efforts, participants will also receive a special gift, while supplies last.

Keep Roswell Beautiful has joined with sponsors The Home Depot, 11 Alive, The Davey Tree Expert Company, and the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation to sponsor the Bring One for the Chipper program as part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees.

Last year, more than 9,000 trees were collected in Roswell. Bring One for the Chipper is a statewide effort spearheaded by Keep Georgia Beautiful, which involves hundreds of communities and thousands of volunteers.

Since its inception, the program has recycled an estimated 6 million Christmas trees throughout Georgia. The mulch from these trees has been used for playgrounds, local government beautification projects and individual yards.

For more information, visit www.keeproswellbeautiful.org.

Image via Keep Roswell Beautiful