When, How To Dispose Of Your Christmas Trees In Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, GA — With Christmas Day come and gone, some people like to remove their Christmas trees right away, while others may want to keep them up for a while. But it really depends on the condition of the tree.

When you got the tree, what condition it was in at that time and how much it was watered factor into when you should take the tree to the curb. Fire officials recommend getting rid of trees immediately or when they get dry. Dried-out trees can catch fire more easily.

Luckily for Woodstock residents, there are plenty of options to dispose of your tree.

The city of Woodstock is now accepting live Christmas trees to be recycled for mulch. The city's annual Chip n Dip initiative kicked off Dec. 26 at Olde Rope Mill Park and will run well into 2020.

Here's how it works: drop your tree off at the park and the city will feed them into its chipper. The following week, you can return to the park with a shovel from 8 a.m. to dusk to dip into the free mulch. Christmas Tree Chip n Dip continues through Jan. 13, 2020.

For 29 years, the Bring One for the Chipper program has helped Georgians recycle their Christmas trees. Sponsors like The Home Depot, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Georgia Forestry Commission, One Tree Planted, and WXIA-TV make it possible to implement the program in hundreds of communities statewide.

Since its inception, the network has recycled over 6 million Christmas trees, and that number continues to grow each year. Resulting mulch gets donated to playgrounds, government beautification projects, parks, and individual yards. In certain communities, trees are also transformed into fish habitats at local lakes.

Support the Chipper program by bringing your unadorned Christmas tree to a designated drop off site or volunteering with your local affiliate. This year, Chipper’s official date is Jan. 4 (certain locations will be open for a wider range of dates). Interested in volunteering and/or dropping off your own tree? Browse the official location list.

For questions or more information, contact Marybeth Stockdale at 770-592-6000 ext: 1952.