BOZEMAN, Mont. – As the holidays wind down, there is always one task left to do that everyone dreads: removing the Christmas tree from the house.
Thankfully, Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties offer an easy way to not only get rid of the tree, but also help county parks. Rather than tossing your tree on the curbside for trash, counties offer the option of recycling Christmas trees to be turned into mulch, some for use in county parks.
Here are locations offered by the counties to drop off your trees for recycling:
Broward County
The county is running their annual Chip-a-Tree initiative, where residents donate their Christmas trees to be chipped and used for landscaping in the county’s park system. All decorations must be removed from the trees, only two trees are allowed per car and they are not accepting artificial trees. The program runs from Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, through Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. There is no fee to enter the parks for those dropping off their tree for recycling.
Drop off locations:
Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome, 9501 Sheridan St., Cooper City 33024; 954-357-5150
C.B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Rd., Pembroke Pines 33028; 954-357-5170
Easterlin Park, 1000 N.W. 38th St., Oakland Park 33309; 954-357-5190
Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Rd. South, Coconut Creek 33063; 954-357-5198
Markham Park & Target Range, 16001 W. State Rd. 84, Sunrise 33326; 954-357-8868
Plantation Heritage Park, 1100 S. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation 33317; 954-357-5135
Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale 33311; 954-357-8801
Snake Warrior’s Island Natural Area, 3600 S.W. 62nd Ave., Miramar 33023; 954-357-8776
Tradewinds Park & Stables, 3600 W. Sample Rd., Coconut Creek 33073; 954-357-8870
Tree Tops Park, 3900 S.W. 100th Ave., Davie 33328; 954-357-5130
T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park, 3300 N. Park Rd., Hollywood 33021; 954-357-8811
Vista View Park, 4001 S.W. 142nd Ave., Davie 33330; 954-357-8898
West Lake Park, 1200 Sheridan St., Hollywood 33019; 954-357-5161
Palm Beach County
Tree recycling varies for different cities in Palm Beach County.
Boca Raton’s tree recycling program runs from Dec. 26 to Jan 17. Drop off your Christmas tree at Countess de Hoernle Park on Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m or on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The park closes early on New’s Year Eve and New Year’s Day.
