Emerald Park will again serve as the location for the city’s free Christmas Tree Recycling program. The eco-program is a partnership between Parks & Recreation and SavATree. 

“This location provides an easy and convenient location to drop off Christmas trees across the community,” said Parks Supervisor Johannes Thorsen. “With more than 2,000 trees recycled annually, the program continues to be strongly supported by the community and ensures these trees don’t go to waste.” 

The drop-off location for the free Christmas Tree Recycling is in Emerald Park, which provides significant space to collect, process and store mulch. 

To safely dispose of natural Christmas trees for free — through the end of February — trees can be dropped off in the Emerald Park parking lot, accessible from U.S. 40 via Emerald Park Lane or Ski Town Way. The collection site is on the pavement in the southwest corner of the parking lot.

Drop-off is available seven days a week from sunrise to sunset. All tinsel, ornaments, lights, nails, etc. must be removed before drop-off. No wreaths are accepted.

As was the case last year, SavATree will make the mulch generated from this event available free of charge to residents on a first-come, first-serve basis during the spring.