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Where to recycle Christmas Trees in 2025

Here’s where to give your tree its next purpose after the holidays.

Don’t leave trees on your curb – they will become trash instead of a second life since they’re biodegradable.

Guidelines for Recycling

Make sure your tree is untied and free of decorations and lights. Trees with ornaments or tinsel cannot be recycled.

Where to Recycle

Get your tree picked up curbside.

Circle Compost offers tree pickup and recycling the weekends of January 4th, 11th and 18th for $20.

South Philly curbside pickups are available for $15 in zip codes 19145 and 19146; email southphillygreen@gmail.com for details.

Feed your Christmas Tree to goats.

Philly Goat project offers Tree-cycling and a free festival at the Farm at Awbury (6626 Ardsleigh Street) on January 4th and 11th, and Laurel Hill West Cemetery on Saturday, January 18th.

Drop off your tree in your neighborhood.

Many neighborhood associations offer tree recycling.

  • Fishtown hosts its Treecycling on Saturday, January 4th, from 10 am to 2 pm at the former Greensgrow site (2501 E. Cumberland St). Suggested $5 donation.
  • Lower Moyamensing Civic Association offers treecycling on Saturday, January 4th, and Sunday, January 5th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Philadelphia High School (2101 S. Broad St). $ 5 donation per tree.
  • Northern Liberties allows drop-offs at Liberty Lands now through January 19th. Suggested $5 donation via Venmo.
  • Passyunk Square Civic Association hosts treecycling on Saturday, January 11th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Columbus Square Park (13th & Wharton Streets). $5 donation per tree.
  • South Philly Green offers treecycling at Manton Green (17th & Manton Streets) on Saturday, January 6th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $5 donation is suggested.

Participate in the City Tree Recycling Program

The City of Philadelphia’s annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program is a sustainable way to give live trees another purpose. The program runs from Monday, January 6, through Saturday, January 18, providing residents with several convenient drop-off options.

Drop off your tree at any of the six Sanitation Convenience Centers, open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

  • 3033 S. 63rd Street
  • 2601 W. Glenwood Avenue
  • Domino Lane & Umbria Street
  • 3901 N. Delaware Avenue
  • State Road & Ashburner Street
  • 5100 Grays Avenue

Drop off your trees

Additionally, 13 designated drop-off locations will be open on Saturday, January 11, and Saturday, January 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

54th St. & Woodbine Ave.43rd St. & Powelton Ave.
Broad St. & Christian St.Castor Ave. & Foulkrod St.
1400 Cottman Ave. (Jardel Rec.)15th St. & Bigler St.
Corinthian Ave. & Poplar St.7901 Ridgeway St. (Fox Chase Rec.)
American St. & Thompson St.Graver Ln. & Seminole St.
Cathedral Rd. & Ridge Ave.Washington Ln. & Ardleigh St.
4800 Wayne Ave. (Happy Hollow Rec. Ctr.)

Cover photo by R. Rabena for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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