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Be kind to nature...recycle your Christmas tree
After the holidays give nature a gift by recycling your
live-cut Christmas tree

Like many Ohioans, you put a lot of time and consideration into deciding which live-cut Christmas tree would decorate your home during the holidays. So, when it’s time to say good-bye to your tree, be just as thoughtful and think recycle.

Recycling your Christmas tree is an environmentally friendly alternative to throwing it in a landfill. Many Ohio communities (see list below) are making it easier to recycle trees by offering convenient curbside pickup or drop-off locations.

A recycled tree takes on a whole new life when it’s chipped and shredded as

    • landscape mulch, popularly used in local park districts and municipal projects
    • composted material for the garden, returning nutrients to the soil, reducing weeds and helping retain soil moisture.

or used for wildlife as

    • aquatic habitat: submerge the tree in a farm pond with a weight, such as a cinder block, so that it won’t float to the surface. This provides an excellent refuge and feeding area for fish.
    • shelter: place your tree in the corner of the yard where Ohio wildlife can use it as protection against winter’s harsh elements. Property owners with larger tracts of land will find multiple trees make for the most successful habitats.

Before you recycle your Christmas tree, please remember to:

  • Remove all trimmings such as tinsel, ornaments and garlands
  • Seek permission before discarding trees on private land or in ponds
  • Be responsible and check with local officials before dropping trees of at the nearest park or lake.

Read more about other Division of Recycling programs.
COUNTY RECYCLING PROGRAM CONTACT
BUTLER The Public Works Department Art Baer at (513) 425-7983
Residential curbside: north of Central Avenue, December 29 through January 2. South of Central Avenue, January 5 through 9.
COSHOCTON   Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention Jeff Wherley at (740) 824-5533
Drop-off site: County fairgrounds, December 26 through January 14.
Curbside: City of Coshocton
CUYAHOGA City of Lakewood, Lakewood Recycling Department Barbara McGinty at (216) 529-6170
Curbside: City of Lakewood residence only, December 26 through mid-January.
City of Cleveland, Division of Waste Collection Recycling Program
Drop-off sites (7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from December 26 to February 1):
East 65th Station at 2301 East 65th Street
Glenville Station at 10801 Leuer Avenue
Lorain Station at 14550 Lorain Avenue
Ridge Road Transfer Station at 3727 Ridge Road
Seville Station 16007 Seville Road
Carr Center at 5600 Carnegie Avenue
DELAWARE    Keep Delaware County Beautiful     Jennifer Way-Young at (740) 368-1700
Drop-off site (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday):
Price Barnes Organics, Inc., at 4838 Warrensburg Road. Free of charge for residents of
Delaware, Knox, Marion and Morrow counties.
ERIE    Erie Huron CAC Recycling and Litter Prevention    Susan Hardy at (419) 626-4320 ext. 22
City of Sandusky curbside pickup starting January 12th at Kiwanis Park (1st Street and Cedar Point Drive). The drop-off site is at Shelby/Putnam Municipal Boat Launch from January 12 through 16
City of Huron curbside from December 29 through January 5.
City Vermillion curbside during the first two weeks of January.
Berlin Heights and Berlin Township: Drop off trees at the recycling bins located at 40 E. Main Street or Berlin Road facility until January 16.
Castalia curbside until January 9.
Milan curbside until January 9.
Perkins Township curbside from January 12 through 16.
Barnes Nursery at 3511 Cleveland Road West will accept drop-offs for $1.00 per tree starting January 5.
FAIRFIELD   Community Action Recycling    Bonnie Creiglow at (740) 687-1295
Drop-off site (7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays):
Pine Grove Landfill, 5131 Drinkle Road, Amanda, Ohio. Five-dollar charge per tree.
FRANKLIN     Community Action Recycling    Bonnie Creiglow at (740) 687-1295
Drop-off site: Kurts Brothers, 2850 Rohr Road, Groveport, Ohio. Out of county residents will be charged a small fee.
GALLIA   GJMV Solid Waste District    Michael P. Massie at (800) 544-1853 ext. 24
 Drop-off site: Gallia County Highway Department
GREENE    Greene County Environmental Services    Karen Hawk at (937) 562-5925
Drop-off site: Greene County Yard Waste Drop-Off Program, 2145 Green Way Boulevard, Xenia, Ohio. Trees must be no more than four feet long with trunks four inches or less in diameter. Open to Green County residents only!
HAMILTON            Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District   Holly Christmann at (513) 946-7705 or the Yardwaste Hotline at (513) 946-7755 www.hcdoes.org
HANCOCK    Hancock County Commissioners Special Projects Courtney Comstock at (419) 424-7210
Drop-off sites throughout the county from December 26 through January 18.
HARDIN Hardin County Recycling & Litter Prevention    Linda D. Wuethrich at (419) 674-2216
City of Kenton will sponsor Christmas Tree Recycling starting the first week in January. JACKSON
    GJMV Solid Waste Disrict      Michael Massie at (800) 544-1853 ext. 24
City of Wellston drop-off site: The Beech Hollow Landfill Compost Facility  Rumpke Waste
JEFFERSON     Jefferson County Recycling & Litter Prevention   Diane Julio at (740) 283-8614
Drop-off site: Jefferson Sportsman Club starting January 5.
LAWRENCE Lawrence-Scioto SWMD Chuck Yaniko, Jr. at (740) 532-3534 ext. 213
Drop-off sites (from December 26 to January 5):
Lawrence County Fairgrounds, Proctorville, Ohio
Vacant lot beside the Village Hall in South Point, Ohio
Vacant lot beside the Village Hall in Coal Grove, Ohio
Vacant lot at the Junction of Shawnee Trail and State Route 141, Ironton, Ohio
Vacant lot behind the Village Townhouse in Hanging Rock, Ohio
U.S. Forestry Service Lot on State Route 93 at Pedro, Ohio
Krogers Parking Lot, 901 Ohio River Road, Wheelersburg, Ohio
LICKING      Licking County Recycling & Litter Prevention    Luellen Felumlee - (740) 349-6553
Drop-off sites (from December 26 to January 24):
Alexandria Fireman's Park and The Compost Farm, 7795 Jersey Mill Road
Buckeye Lake The Wastewater Treatment Plant
Etna Buckeye Mulch & Garden Center, 8932 Hazelton-Etna Rd, State Route 310
Croton Croton Municipal Garage
Hanover Bob's IGA
Heath Heath Municipal parking lot
Newark Hope Timber at 2135 West Main Street
Hebron Canal parking lot
Jersey Township
S.R. and Mink Road
Johnstown Recreational
Jacksonstown Licking Township Fire Station
Pataskala COTA parking lot
St. Louisville Village garage
Utica Water Treatment Plant
City of Newark Litter Prevention & Recycling    Marti Kolb at (740) 349-6699
Drop-off site: Ecology Row off of E. Main Street will pay $1 per tree for composting
December 26 through mid-January: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 
The Compost Farm, 7795 Jersey Mill Road, Alexandria, will be accepting trees for composting. Non-residence must pay a small fee. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. David Lee at 740-924-4202.
LUCAS    Lucas County Solid Waste Management District-Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Inc. Jim Walters at (419) 213-2230
Drop-off sites: 
Lucas County Recreation Center Children's Wonderland one day drop off on December 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MARION    Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention   Don Zeisler at (740) 223-4120
Curbside pickup for residents of The City of Marion
Drop-off site for all county residents is at the Compost Site on Herr Road.
MONTGOMERY     Montgomery County Solid Waste District    David Ricks at (937) 225-4856
Drop-off site: County Solid Waste District. Please drop trees at designated site only.
OTTAWA
SANDUSKY
SENECA 		OSS Solid Waste District   Tim Wasserman at (888) 850-7224 or visit: www.recycleoss.org
RICHLAND   Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Bob Taylor at (419) 774-5861
Curbside collection starts December 26 and ends in mid-January.
The Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority has dozen of drop-off recycling sites throughout the county. These sites are open 24 hours a day. Please call for locations nearest you.
STARK    Stark County Recycling Program   Linda Morckel at (330) 451-7808
Drop-off sites: Brewster Street Department W. First Street from dawn to dusk
Canton Township Township Building, 4711 Central Ave., SE from dawn to dusk
Lake Township Township Garage, 1499 Midway from dawn to dusk
Lawrence Township Old County Outpost, 12649 Orrville St., SW, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Navarre Wastewater Treatment Plant, Hudson Drive, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Nimishillen Township Township Garage, 4915 Nickelplate Ave., NE from dawn to dusk.
Paris Township Township office, 14220 Freed St., SW from dawn to dusk.
Perry Township Recycling Station, 5075 Southway St., SW: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.
Plain Township Fire Department, 2855 Easton St., NE; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Saturday.
Tuscarawas Township Township Hall, 956 Manchester Road, SW: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
SUMMIT    Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority   Marcie E. Kress at (330) 374-0383 ext. 204 or visit: mkress@saswma.org
Drop-off sites: Firestone, Furnace Run, Sand Run, Goodyear Heights and Silver Creek metroparks from December 26 through January 31.
Stow - Holiday Tree Recycling Drive for Stow residences only. Drop-off site is located on the west side of Stow Road, across from Silver Springs Park. Deadline for drop of is February 14.
Copley Township Service Department will pickup trees on January 12; inclement weather date will be Tuesday, January 20.
Green residences curbside dates are January 10 and January 17.
TUSCARAWAS    Tuscarawas County of Recycling & Litter Prevention   Jackie Smith at (330) 365-3233
Curbside pickup for residences of New Philadelphia, Dover, Gnadenhutten, Newcomerston, Uhrichsville and Dennison.
WILLIAM   Williams County Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling Program   Kim Shoup at (419) 485-3141
Curbside in the Bryan area on January 4.
WOOD   Wood County Solid Waste District   Ken Rieman at (419) 354-9297
Drop Off and Curbside pickup:
Perrysburg Township curbside pickup on January 5
Haskins curbside pickup from December 26 through January 15
Grand Rapids curbside is the first Monday of every month for Village residents only; Drop-off site at the Waste Water Treatment plant
Bowling Green curbside after January 1.
Milton Township drop-off on January 17.
Portage curbside through January
North Baltimore curbside pickup from January 5 through 9.
Rossford curbside runs from December 26 to the end of February.
Northwood curbside during the second week in January.
Walbridge curbside pickup runs from December 26 through January 17.
Lake Township drop-off at 3800 Ayers Road
Troy Township drop-off at the Tri-Township Cemetery
Pemberville offers curbside .
Montgomery Township drop-off at Township Hall.
Wood County Park District drop-off from December 26 through January 5.
Wood County Landfill tree drop-off is at no cost (all other items will be charged). Limit one tree per customer during the month of January. 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Closed Dec. 25 and January 1).