Palm Beach County Florida: Where and How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays January 2022

Scroll down this page for local Palm Beach County Florida recycling and responsible disposal options for holiday waste, from Christmas trees and wreathes, to lights, ornaments, wrapping and packaging. Many towns and cities offer curbside collection, even for Christmas trees. Counties and unicorporated areas typically have a number or drop-off locations.

Christmas trees are usually colllected from December 26th through the first 2 or 3 weeks in January.  Whether your tree is picked up from your curb, or you drop it off, be sure to remove all  remove all lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments, nails, stands,  other NON-Organic decorative materials and other materials that are not part of the original tree. This includes tree stands also.  Flocked trees are occasionally accepted (call to verify), but not artificial trees. Large trees (larger than the standard 6 - 7 ft tree) may need to be cut in half to be acceptable by your curbside garbage hauler.

The trees and wreathes are usually chipped and made into a mulch which is often made available, free to city or county residents.

Recycling other items:

• See this page for local options to easily recycle your Christmas holiday lights
• To find out how to recycle almost any other type of Christmas holiday waste from wrapping paper to toys and electronics, see this page. Ornaments and light strings are usually placed into your curbside collection bin. Some localities have year-round collection centers. The same is true of wrapping paper and boxes. 

Always follow the links (usually the blue, underlined name of the city or county) below for updated information, as these agencies often wait until the last minute to change dates or update their information. If your area is not specifically mentioned below, call your trash collection agency and ask!

Palm Beach County Florida: Where and How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays January 2022

• Palm Beach County, FL Residents can leave the tree (decorations removed first), at the curb on regular trash pick-up days. Trees picked up by garbage collectors are taken to the dump, where the Solid Waste Authority mulches them and makes the mulch is available to the public for free. If you want free mulch, bring your own containers; you must also shovel it yourself. Christmas Tree Disposal Right at Your Curb.
  As a general rule, if you live in unincorporated parts of Palm Beach County: Just as with any other yard waste, Christmas trees up to 8 feet long and weighing no more than 50 pounds can be placed at the curb whole on the regular yard waste collection day. Remember to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel.Trees larger than 8 feet long should be cut in half. Remember to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel before placing your Christmas tree at the curb.
• Unincorporated residents who live in a multi-family community with dumpster service Unincorporated Palm Beach County residents can place their live Christmas tree curbside on the regular yard waste collection day. Remember to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel. Pre-lit and artificial trees should be discarded as trash.should contact their home owner's association or property management company directly for disposal procedures.
• Single family home residents who live in one of Palm Beach County's 38 municipalities should contact their municipality directly for its Christmas tree collection procedures. A list of municipal contacts can be found further down this page..
  More information is available online at SWA.org. Residents can also contact SWA Customer Service with questions or comments at 561-697-2700, toll-free at 866-SWA-INFO (866-792-4636) or by email.
• Tips for Other Items: Plastic bags and film (like wrap on water bottle cases) can be recycled at most local supermarkets in special bins. Loose and soiled bags and film go in the trash. Styrofoam food trays and egg cartons can be recycled at most local supermarkets in special bins. Oversized and large volumes of flattened cardboard boxes may be recycled at any of the Home Chemical and Recycling Centers or at one of more than 300 community drop offs.
  Strings of holiday lights may be may be recycled. Palm Beach County residents can bring holiday lights to any of the seven Palm Beach County Home Chemical and Recycling Centers. 
  Pre-lit and artificial trees should be discarded as trash (check out their video explaining this). 
 Holiday decorations and ornaments should be discarded as trash. Donate older/gently used clothing to a local nonprofit, church or woman's shelter to be reused. Excess trash can be taken to the North County Landfill during regular hours, but there is a charge for disposal. Much more information is available on their website. Or, contact Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Customer Service with your questions or comments at 561-697-2700, toll-free at 866-SWA-INFO (866-792-4636).
• West Palm Beach - Real Christmas trees are considered vegetative waste and will be picked up on regular yard waste pick up days.
  Click here for locations, updated information and more details.
  

• Municipal Collection Service Provider Contact List
  Unfortunately many of these city governments post nothing whatsoever online about their Christmas tree curbside collections or drop-off locations, so unfortunately, if, like me, you cannot find anything on their website, you'll have to call them and ask.

  
  

  Municipality	Whom to Call	Telephone	Website
  Atlantis	City	561-965-1744	Website
  Belle Glade	Solid Waste Department	561-996-5865	Website
  Boca Raton	City	561-416-3368	Website
  Boynton Beach	Public Works	561-742-6200	Website
  Briny Breezes	City	561-276-7405	Website
  Cloud Lake	Town Hall	561-686-2815	N/A
  Delray Beach	Community Improvement Department	561-243-7219	Website
  Glen Ridge	Town Hall or Waste Management	561-697-8868 or 561-547-4000	N/A
  Golf	Village Hall	561-732-0236	N/A
  Greenacres	Public Works or Advanced Disposal	561-642-2071 or 561-471-6110	Website
  Gulf Stream	Public Works	561-276-5116	Website
  Haverhill	Solid Waste Department	561-689-0370, ext. 23	Website
  Highland Beach	Solid Waste Department	561-278-4548	Website
  Hypoluxo	Town	561-582-0155	Website
  Juno Beach	Town Center or Waste Management	561-626-1122 or 800-824-8472	Website
  Jupiter	Engineering or Waste Management	561-741-2372 or 772-546-7700	Website
  Jupiter Inlet Colony	Colony	561-746-3787	Website
  Lake Clarke Shores	Town Clerk	561-964-1515, ext. 10	Website
  Lake Park	Solid Waste Department	561-881-3345	Website
  Lake Worth	Solid Waste Department	561-533-7344	Website
  Lantana	Town Operations or Republic Services	561-540-5750 or 561-478-9590	Website
  Loxahatchee Groves	Town	561-793-2418	Website
  Manalapan	Town	561-585-9477	Website
  Mangonia Park	Solid Waste Department or Waste Management	561-848-1235 or 561-547-4000	Website
  North Palm Beach	Sanitation Department	561-691-3440	Website
  Ocean Ridge	Town	561-732-2635	Website
  Pahokee	Public Works	561-924-5534, ext. 31	Website
  Palm Beach	Solid Waste Department	561-838-5440	Website
  Palm Beach Gardens	Public Works	561-804-7000	Website
  Palm Beach Shores	Town Hall	561-844-3457	Website
  Palm Springs	Solid Waste Department or Republic Services	561-304-4610 or 561-478-9590	Website
  Riviera Beach	Public Works Dept.	561-845-4080	Website
  Royal Palm Beach	Village Clerk Republic Services	561-790-5100 561-478-9590	Website
  South Bay	Public Works	561-996-6751	Website
  South Palm Beach	Waste Management	561-547-4000	Website
  Tequesta	Waste Management	772-546-7700	Website
  Wellington	Solid Waste Customer Service	561-791-4003	Website
  West Palm Beach	City or Waste Management	561-822-2075 or 561-547-4000	Website
  Westlake		(561) 530-5880 [email protected]	Westlake City website