Christmas tree recycling begins January 2

The Town of Wake Forest is encouraging residents to make recycling a holiday tradition by recycling their live Christmas trees. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2, Town crews will collect and recycle live Christmas trees from residential homes during yard waste collection. The trees will be ground into mulch and made available for free to residents upon request.

All Wake Forest residents whose yard waste is collected by the Town may participate in the “Treecycling” program. To recycle your Christmas tree, remove all decorations, tinsel, nails, stands, and bags from the tree and set it behind the curb for collection.

Residents are reminded that artificial trees cannot be recycled.

There is no deadline for Christmas tree collection. For more information, email the Public Works Department at [email protected].