HOW TO RECYCLE YOUR TREE
Christmas trees are recycled into mulch or compost. Be sure to remove all decorations, plastic bags and tinsel before disposal.
FREE Drop-off Locations — RESIDENTS ONLY
NYSDEC
Sub-office, Kirkwood, NY
Will accept trees between 8am and 4pm at 1679 Route 11.
The trees are chipped and spread along hiking trails in the parks.
Broome County Landfill
286 Knapp Rd., Binghamton NY
Will accept trees at the residential drop-off area located at the landfill from December 26, 2019-January 31, 2020.
Open Monday through Friday 7am-2:45pm and Saturday 7am-11:45am.
The trees are chipped and composted.
Grippen Park
Endicott, NY
Will accept trees from December 26, 2019– January 31, 2020 during daylight hours.
The trees are chipped and composted.
Residents with municipal and private curbside service should contact their garbage hauler for more information.
Holiday Recycling Facts
- From Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons – it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills.
- 2.1 billion Christmas cards are sent to friends and loved ones every year, making Christmas the largest card-sending occasion in the United States.
- The amount of cards sold during the holiday season would fill a football field 10 stories high, and requires the harvesting of nearly 300,000 trees.
