Austin, TX

Residents should use the following guidelines when recycling their trees:

* All trees six feet or taller should be cut in half
* Remove all ornaments, decorations, and tree stand
* Do not place tree in a “tree bag” before setting on the curb
* Only real Christmas trees may be recycled

For the 173,000+ Pay-As-You-Throw customers served by Solid Waste Services, recycling a Christmas tree is as easy as setting it on the curb. Solid Waste Services will pick up all trees with yard trimmings on regularly scheduled collection days. They are then recycled along with yard trimmings to make Dillo Dirt™. If the tree is taller than six feet, it should be cut in half.

For more information, call 3-1-1 or visit www.austinrecycles.com.

Pay-As-You Throw Customers - Curbside Collection
Convenient curbside collection of Christmas trees for recycling is available for Austin’s Pay-As-You-Throw customers. Beginning on December 26th, trees will be collected with yard trimmings. Please set your tree at the curb by 6:30am on your yard trimmings collection day. Be sure to remove all decorations and the stand. Trees 6ft. tall or taller must be cut in half.

City residents who do not have City of Austin garbage service can recycle their trees by dropping them off in Zilker Park at the designated times. The City will accept trees at Zilker Park on the following dates:

Zilker Park Christmas Tree Recycling Drop Off
City of Austin, Zilker Park: Drop off Christmas trees by the Polo Fields, (just follow the signs). from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 and Saturday/Sunday, January 3rd and 4th 2009 and Saturday, January 10th. No businesses.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008 (10 a.m. — 4 p.m.)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2009 (10 a.m. — 4 p.m.)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009 (10 a.m. — 4 p.m.)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009 (10 a.m. — 4 p.m.)

Map of Zilker Christmas Tree Drop-off Area:

→ ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS TREE DROP OFF SITES:

Other Travis County drop-off locations open from Dec. 28, 2006 – Jan. 6, 2009

• Del Valle Softball Complex, behind the Southwest Rural Center
• Manchaca Fire Hall, 1310 FM 1626
• RM 620 Low Water Crossing, Low Water Crossing Road
• TDS-Eco Depot, RM 620, east of Texas 71. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays
• Travis County Satellite Yard No. 1, Johnny Morris Road, one-half mile south of U.S. 290 East

Waste Management Landfill
9900 Giles Road, off of Highway
290 East

Dec. 26, 2008 – Jan. 6, 2009,
Mon. through Sat. with the exception of New Year’s Day.
Open 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays

→ Mulch will be available from January 17, 2009 on a first come, first serve basis.

For those of you outside of Austin (Pflugerville, Georgetown, Leander…) click here.