Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB) invites residents to recycle their Christmas trees during the annual ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ event from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31.

“Forsyth County has recycled well over a hundred thousand Christmas trees since the County began participating in the ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ program in 1994,” said Environmental Program Manager Tammy Keaton. “All of the Christmas trees brought to us for recycling have either been placed in the lake as fish habitat or chipped into reusable mulch. We look forward to keeping trees out of landfills every year.”

Christmas trees can be dropped off at the following Forsyth County locations during the listed dates:

• Home Depot - 1000 Market Place Boulevard
• Home Depot - 2635 Peachtree Parkway
  • Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Vickery Creek Elementary School - 6280 Post Road 
  • Dec. 26 through Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Tolbert Street Recycling Convenience Center - 351 Tolbert Street 
  • Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 (closed Sundays), from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Old Atlanta Recycling Convenience Center - 3678 Old Atlanta Road
  • Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 (closed Sundays), from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Coal Mountain Recycling Convenience Center - 3560 Settingdown Road
  • Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 (closed Sundays), from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All three County recycling convenience centers will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 25, for Christmas as well as Thursday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day.

The centers will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Wood chips made from the recycled trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis year-round to county residents, just inside Coal Mountain Park (3560 Settingdown Road). Residents are responsible for loading and hauling their own wood chips.

For more information on Christmas tree recycling, visit keepforsythcountybeautiful.org or call KFCB at (770) 205-4573.