MACON, Ga. — The holiday season is over, and Keep Georgia Beautiful wants you to do your part to make sure your live Christmas tree doesn't end up in a landfill.
All across the state on Saturday, Jan. 4, hundreds of trees will be recycled and chipped up for mulch.
According to the Keep Georgia Beautiful website, the mulch is used for playgrounds, government beautification projects, parks, and personal yards.
The organization started the program 29 years ago, and since then, over six million trees have been recycled in the state.
Here's where you can recycle your live tree in Central Georgia.
MACON - Bring One for the Chipper!
- Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Where: 815 Riverside Drive in downtown Macon
- Bring your un-decorated live tree, and the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission will recycle it into mulch. The location is beside Burger King. The commission will be giving away dogwood, willow oak seedlings, and Christmas tree mulch in return.
WARNER ROBINS - The Great Christmas Tree Roundup
- Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Where: Maple Street off Watson Boulevard
- Keep Warner Robins Beautiful is giving out free native seeding in exchange for your live Christmas tree. Drop your un-decorated live tree off at the start of Maple Street, and you'll get your seedlings at the end! For information, you can call 478-929-7258.
- Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Where: Home Depot on Veterans Boulevard
- Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful asks you take all the lights and ornaments off your live Christmas tree before bringing it in. No garland or wreaths are allowed, as the wire in them can't be chipped. Free tree seedlings and seed packets will be given away while supplies last.
- You can also bring your electronics to be recycled! There is a $10 charge for large TVs and CRT monitors. Other electronics are free.
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