After you take down your Christmas tree, don’t trash it. If you leave it to the curb, it ends up in a landfill (adn take virtually forever to decompose.)
Instead, recycle and compost that tree!
First, prepare it for composting. Remove all decor: metal bases, lights, and ornaments.
At a sanitation convenience center.
The program will run for two weeks from Monday, January 6, 2020 through Saturday, January 18, 2020. Residents may drop off their trees for recycling starting Monday, January 6th at any of the following Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm:
Free Christmas tree drop-off is offered city-wide on Saturday, January 11, 2020, and January 18, 2020, from 9 am to 3 pm at any of the below 13 drop-off locations:
Support your local neighborhood and civic association Christmas Tree drop-offs at the following dates & locations:
Passyunk Square Civic Association | Capitolo Park | January 5 | 9:00am – 3:00pm |
Palmer Doggie Depot | Palmer Doggie Depot (Palmer St between Frankford Ave and Front St) | January 5 | 10:00am – 1:00pm |
South of South | 1601 Washington Avenue | January 4 & 5 | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
East Mt. Airy Neighbors (EMAN) | 7100 block of Chew Avenue | January 5 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm |
UC Green | Clark Park | January 11 | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
UC Green | Malcolm X Park | January 11 | 12:30pm – 3:00pm |
Lower Moyamensing Civic Association | South Philadelphia High School – Broad & Snyder | January 4 & 5 | 9:00am – 3:00pm |
South Philly Green | 16th and Wolf | January 5 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm |
Don’t feel like hauling your tree across town? A few local providers will pick up your tree for a small fee:
Circle Compost: Weekend of January 4th & January 11. $20 – Schedule online.
Bennett Compost: Weekend of January 4th & January 11. $20
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