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FILE – A man carries a Christmas tree.\u00a0 (Leon Neal\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
DALLAS – Looking for something to do with your Christmas tree once the holiday is over? Why not recycle it?<\/p>\n
Many cities offer recycling services, including some listed below.<\/p>\n
Arlington <\/p>\n
Natural trees up to 6 feet tall can be set out for regular trash collection through the second Friday of the New year.<\/p>\n
Trees should be placed at least 2 feet away from trash and recycling bins and must have all lights, tinsel, ornaments, hooks, and stands removed.<\/p>\n
Trees over 6 feet tall can be cut in half.<\/p>\n
After Jan. 9, residents should cut trees into 4-foot bundles and set out as yard waste.<\/p>\n
More Info: https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/government\/holidays_closures.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dallas <\/p>\n The city of Dallas accepts natural Christmas trees as part of regular brush and bulky trash collection.<\/p>\n When setting it out for pickup, you must remove all tinsel, lights, ornaments, and other decorations.<\/p>\n Trees can also be dropped off at the city\u2019s landfill or at any of the transfer stations between Dec. 26 and Jan. 24.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/dallascityhall.com\/departments\/sanitation\/Pages\/default.aspx#!rc-cpage=95769<\/a>.<\/p>\n Denton <\/p>\n The best option for Denton residents is to set your natural Christmas tree out for brush collection.<\/p>\n Anything over 6 feet will need to be cut in half. All tinsel, lights, decorations and tree stands must also be removed.<\/p>\n Trees can also be dropped off at the City of Denton Landfill.\u00a0<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.cityofdenton.com\/360\/Recycling-Program#!rc-cpage=476157<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Worth <\/p>\n Fort Worth residents can place natural Christmas trees with their yard trimming collection.<\/p>\n Trees must have all tinsel, lights, decorations, stands, and plastic remove prior to collection.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/environmental-services\/solidwaste?_escaped_fragment_=rc-cpage%3D36914&lang_update=638050045730079892#!rc-cpage=37060<\/a><\/p>\n Frisco <\/p>\n The city of Frisco will recycle all live holiday trees and turn them into compost and mulch.<\/p>\n Trees should be placed out on your regular trash collection day at least 3 feet from carts.\u00a0<\/p>\n You should remove all supports, lights, tinsel, ornaments and other decorations, but DO NOT put the tree in a garbage bag.<\/p>\n Trees over 5 feet tall must be cut up into sections that are no more than 4 feet in length or 60 pounds each.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trees can also be dropped off at the Frisco Environmental Collection Center.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.friscotexas.gov\/1172\/Residential-Yard-Waste<\/a><\/p>\n Garland <\/p>\n Garland residents can drop off live Christmas trees at the C.M. Hinton Jr. Regional Landfill or set them out for brush collection.<\/p>\n Remember to remove all tinsel, lights, decorations, tree stands, and plastic bags from the tree prior to collection or drop-off.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.garlandtx.gov\/3674\/Waste-Wizard#!rc-cpage=364071<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grand Prairie <\/p>\n Grand Prairie has two drop-off recycling locations for natural Christmas trees open from Dec. 26 to Jan. 11.<\/p>\n Trees with all ornaments, stands, and plastic bags removed can be taken to Ikea or the Grand Prairie Landfill to be turned into mulch.<\/p>\n Free mulch is available to all Grand Prairie residents at the landfill.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.gptx.org\/News-Articles\/Natural-Christmas-Tree-Recycling-2026<\/a><\/p>\n Irving <\/p>\n The city of Irving\u2019s annual Christmas Tree Roundup is from Dec. 26 to Jan. 11.<\/p>\n Residents are encouraged to drop off their trees at Cottonwood Creek Park, the Hunter Ferrell Landfill, the Los Colinas Service Center, or Southwest Park.<\/p>\n All decorations and plastic should be removed so that the tree can be turned into mulch.\u00a0<\/p>\n That mulch can also be purchased at the Hunter Ferrell Landfill.<\/p>\n Trees that are set out with weekly brush and bulky waste will be collected but not recycled.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/irvingtx.gov\/index.php?section=pressroom-preview&prrid=439<\/a><\/p>\n McKinney <\/p>\n McKinney residents can set out trees for composting between Dec. 26 and Jan. 16.<\/p>\n Frontier Waste Solutions will pick up live trees with all lights, ornaments, and other decorations removed on regular trash collection days.<\/p>\n Those who live in an apartment can drop off trees for recycling at the Al Ruschhaupt Soccer Fields on Park View Avenue or Gabe Nesbitt Park on Hillsdale Drive.<\/p>\n Natural wreaths, pine garland, and poinsettias can also be recycled in the same manner.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.mckinneytexas.org\/792\/Recycling#Xmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plano <\/p>\n Plano residents can drop off live Christmas trees for recycling from Dec. 26 to Jan. 3 at Old Shepard Place Park, Russell Creek Park, or Schell Park.<\/p>\n Be sure to remove all plastic and metal from the tree.<\/p>\n Trees that are flocked or have fake snow on them cannot be recycled.<\/p>\n More Info: https:\/\/www.plano.gov\/1014\/Seasonal-Recycling<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Source: The information in this story comes from the trash collection information on each city’s website.<\/p>\n Holidays<\/a>Dallas<\/a>Fort Worth<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article FILE – A man carries a Christmas tree.\u00a0 (Leon Neal\/AFP via Getty Images) DALLAS – Looking for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[102,581,116,118,117,1972,223,122,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-101609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-county","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","12":"tag-fort-worth-news","13":"tag-holidays","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-tarrant-county","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}