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Real Christmas trees bring joy to many homes during the holiday season, but their disposal can often create environmental challenges. Improperly discarded trees end up in landfills, where they decompose slowly and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Fortunately, numerous communities offer Christmas tree recycling programs. By participating in these programs, you can ensure your tree is repurposed into valuable materials like mulch or used for erosion control along waterways. Recycling your Christmas tree is a simple yet impactful way to minimize your environmental footprint and contribute to a more sustainable holiday season.

Compost Carpool has put together this master list for most of the DFW area. 

Bedford

City of Bedford:

Available December 26th-January 5th at the Meadow Park Athletic Complex. The trees must be unflocked and free of nails and decorations.

Colleyville

City of Colleyville:

Available January 3rd- January 10th at Hillside Village and Alan E. Sims Recreation Center. Trees must be unlocked and free of decorations and nails.

Coppell

City of Coppell

Your real trees can be picked up by the city on Wednesdays, along with yard trimmings. The trees must be unflocked and free of decorations.

Dallas

City of Dallas:

Drop-off available at Bachman Transfer Station and McCommas Bluff Landfill.  You can also place your tree out for pick-up during the monthly brush and bulky item collection. Please make sure trees are unflocked and free of nails and decorations.

*The city has not formally announced this yet. It is typically announced after the holiday.

Soil Building Solutions:

Homeowners can recycle their real/organic Christmas trees for FREE (not commercial sellers) when the tree(s) have been stripped of lights, tinsel,  ornaments, metal, non-natural items, etc.

They are conveniently located in NW Dallas, right off of I-35. 

Soil Building Systems 

2101 Walnut Hill Ln

Dallas TX 75229

972-831-8181

Euless

City of Euless:

December 26th- January 11th at the Euless Family Life Center

There will be a live demonstration on January 11th from 10am-1pm. Residents may bring one bag to fill for their gardens.

Flower Mound

Town of Flower Mound:

Available from December 26th- January 5th, from 9am-6pm at Gerault Park. The Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Department will be mulching live and unflocked trees. You can even take some of the mulch if you bring your own containers.

Fort Worth

City of Fort Worth:

Your live tree should be placed in your yard waste pile or in your green cart. It will be picked up as part of your regular, weekly, yard waste collection.

Grand Prairie

City of Grand Prairie:

Available from December 25th- January 8th at the Grand Prairie Landfill and IKEA. Live trees that are unflocked and free of decorations can be recycled for free. Trees accepted will be turned into mulch.

Grapevine

City of Grapevine:

Live Christmas trees will be collected on the first and third Wednesday of each month. They must be placed at the curb, and free of all lights, decorations, and unflocked.

Highland Village

City of Highland Village:

Available December 26th- January 3rd at Brazos Park.

Hurst

Available through Republic Services. Leave your live Christmas tree out on normal service days and it will be picked up.

Irving

City of Irving: Christmas Tree Round Up!

Available December 26th- January 12th at Cottonwood Creek Park, Las Colinas Service Center, Hunter Ferrell Landfill*, or South West Park. Please be sure that the tree is unflocked and free of nails and decorations.

*Mulch will be available for a fee at Hunter Ferrell Landfill

Lewisville

City of Lewisville

Available now through January 10th at Lewisville Park Soccer Fields

Trees must be stripped of all nails, wire, ornaments, lights, and tinsel prior to being dropped off. Free mulch will be available at the drop-off site between December 26th and January 31st. This program is sponsored by Keep Lewisville Beautiful.

Southlake

City of Southlake

Available from December 16th- January 17th daily from dusk until dawn.

Drop off your bare tree (no decorations, bases, or artificial trees, please) at Bicentennial Park.

We hope you have a very green Christmas and a wonderful New Year.