Where To Dispose Of Your Christmas Tree Near Berkeley

BERKELEY, NJ — While you (probably) haven't taken down your Christmas tree yet, if you've got a live one, you're probably thinking about how to dispose of it.

Don't leave that tree at the curb, because Ocean County Parks and Recreation will take them. Or, you can bring the tree to one of the county's recycling centers.

"Last year, more than 1,400 trees were collected at the Ocean County Park sites!" Ocean County Recycles said on social media.

Trees are recycled and turned into mulch, which is then made available to county residents for free. This mulch is also used by the county for landscaping, slope stabilization at Ocean County Natural Lands sites and trail work throughout the Ocean County Park system.

You can drop off your trees at these nearby sites through Jan. 31:

• Jakes Branch County Park, 1100 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood
• Mill Creek County Park, 11 Chelsea Ave., Berkeley
• Robert J. Miller Airpark, 901 Route 430, Berkeley
• Cattus Island, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River

Christmas trees also are accepted at the Northern and Southern Recycling Centers year-round during regular business hours (7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday). The Northern Recycling Center is located at 535 Oberlin Ave. South, Lakewood and the Southern Recycling Center is located at 379 Haywood Road., Stafford.