GAINESVILLE—Officials in Hall and Gwinnett counties are hosting Christmas tree recycling events for anybody looking to turn their live Christmas trees into mulch.
Hall County officials are accepting trees as part of the "Bring One for the Chipper" event at the Hall County Recycling Center on Chestnut Street starting December 26 through January 9. Hall County Spokeswoman Katie Crumley said in a phone interview that officials will accept the trees between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., free of charge.
"It's not just for Hall County residents. It's for residents of a number of municipalities within Hall County as well. City of Gainesville residents are asked to leave their trees in front of their homes on the curb for pick-up," said Crumley.
City of Oakwood residents are asked to drop their trees at the corner of Allen Street and Railroad Street.
Residents are reminded to remove all of the lights and ornaments from their trees before recycling it. There will be no recycling for artificial trees.
"It's one of those 'give and receive' types of programs. You can, of course, get rid of your tree this way, but you can also receive free mulch that's generated from these trees," said Crumley.
Starting January 9, the mulch will be available for pick-up at the Recycling Center, free of charge, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
In Gwinnett, "Bring One for the Chipper," runs from December 26 through January 16, and residents are asked to drop their trees off at any of the following Gwinnett County Fire Department locations:
BUFORD: Fire Station 14 (1600 Highway 23), Fire Station 24 (2735 Mall of Ga. Blvd) or Fire station 29 (2800 Thompson Mill Rd)
HOSCHTON: Fire Station 18 (1515 Mineral Springs Rd)
LAWRENCEVILLE: Fire Station 9 (1900 Five Forks-Trickum Rd), Fire Station 15 (275 S. Parry St), Fire Station 20 (1801 Cruse Rd) or Fire Station 25 (3575 Lawrenceville Hwy)
SUGAR HILL: Fire Station 26 (6075 Suwanee Dam Rd)
SUWANEE: Fire Station 21 (474 Old Peachtree Rd)
A list of all the other locations within the county is available here.
