Get Your Christmas Tree Mulched At The First TOH Mulchfest

HEMPSTEAD TOWN, NY — Instead of leaving your Christmas tree on the curb this year, you can have it safely and quickly disposed of at the Town of Hempstead's first-ever "Mulchfest."

The new program from the town will allow residents to have their trees shredded into mulch, and will also allow them to take a bag of mulch home. The program will be held on two days: Jan. 3 and Jan. 9 at Baldwin Park, located at 3232 Grand Ave. in Baldwin, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“TOH Mulchfest is an environmentally conscious program that encourages residents to turn their beloved Christmas tree into mulch for their gardens, lawns or compost piles,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin. “Instead of disposing of the trees through regular sanitation, we are proud to offer this greener option for residents looking to keep their Christmas Tree year-round.”

To participate in TOH Mulchfest, residents are asked to transport their Christmas Tree to Baldwin Park. Town of Hempstead employees will then run the tree through a woodchipper and return a bag of mulch to the resident. The entire process will be contact-free. Residents are reminded to remove decorations prior to bringing their Christmas tree to the park.

Residents who cannot make either of the TOH Mulchfest dates will have the option to dispose of their Christmas trees at a designated drop-off location at Baldwin Park from Jan. 4 through Jan. 8, and also Jan. 11 and 12. Follow the signage at Baldwin Park to the drop-off location, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the designated dates.

Mulch has a variety of uses in gardening and landscaping, and the organic mulch produced from shredded Christmas Trees is helpful for the environment and will improve the organic content of your soil structure. Any excess mulch will be kept by the park and used for future landscaping procedures.