Give Back: Recycle Your Used Christmas Tree Here

Getting rid of your Christmas tree? From now through mid-January, there are a number of locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties where you can recycle your used evergreen. 

Residents are asked to remove all decorations from their trees, then bring the trees to one of the participating locations, where they will be chipped and used for landscaping throughout the local area. It's a wonderful way to give back to the community and to make sure your tree goes to good use -- as opposed to ending up in a landfill!

Miami-Dade County tree recycling info.

In Miami-Dade, residents served by the Department of Solid Waste Management can recycle their clean, decoration-free Christmas trees. Take your tree to one of the following locations:

Open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Eureka Drive – 9401 SW 184 St.
  • Golden Glades – 140 NW 160 St.
  • Moody Drive – 12970 SW 268 St.
  • North Dade Landfill – 21500 NW 47 Ave.
  • Palm Springs North – 7870 NW 178 St.
  • Snapper Creek – 2200 SW 117 Ave.
  • South Miami Heights – 20800 SW 117 Ct.
  • Sunset Kendall – 8000 SW 107 Ave.
  • West Little River – 1830 NW 79 St.
  • West Perrine – 16651 SW 107 Ave.
  • Home Chemical Collection Center, West Miami-Dade – 8801 NW 58 St.

If you're unable to bring your tree to one of those locations, curbside pickup will begin Jan. 8 based on county geographic zones. To find your geographic zone and pick up date / location information, click here.

You can also cut up your Christmas tree and place it in your green garbage cart for collection with your household garbage. You can also use one of your two bulky waste pickups to have your tree collected.

Recycled trees will be chipped and given away as mulch for free, which will be available at the following locations starting in February:

  • Eureka Drive – 9401 SW 184 St.
  • Golden Glades – 140 NW 160 St.
  • Moody Drive – 12970 SW 268 St.
  • North Dade Landfill – 21500 NW 47 Ave.
  • Sunset Kendall – 8000 SW 107 Ave.
  • West Little River – 1830 NW 79 St.
  • West Perrine – 16651 SW 107 Ave.

Residents can pick up the mulch on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. The county asks that you please bring a shovel and bags or pails to take away the material.

Broward County tree recycling info.

The recycling program runs through Monday, Jan. 15. 

The regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee (of each park location) will be waived for recyclers. Hours vary by park; call the park of your choice for additional details: 

Last year, Broward County Parks recycled more than 5,000 trees.


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