After the holidays, Travis County residents can give their Christmas trees another life by bringing them to one of five FREE recycling drop-off locations. The County drop-off sites will be open from December 26 to January 10.
For years, Travis County has provided recycling for residents who buy live Christmas trees. Before dropping off your trees, please follow the disposal requirements listed below to ensure they can be mulched and recycled. There is no charge for Travis County residents to utilize this service.
Additionally, commercial retailers can also take advantage of this free service for bulk drop-offs (10 or more trees) but will be restricted to one of the following two locations: West Service Center (WSC) or East Service Center (ESC). These bulk drop-offs must be scheduled by calling the WSC main line, 512-854-8140, or the ESC main line, 512-854-9114. The phone lines are open Monday-Friday from 7am-3:30pm. All bulk drop-offs must comply with the disposal requirements listed below to ensure the trees can be mulched and recycled. There is no charge for Travis County commercial retailers to drop off their bulk trees.
Drop-off locations are available December 26 through January 10, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
TREE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
West Service Center
4501 FM 620
Austin, TX 78732
Del Valle Adult Softball Complex
3614 FM 973,
Del Valle, TX 7861Del Valle, TX 7861
Northeast Metro Park
15500 Sun Light
Near Way,
Pflugerville, TX
78660
Collection Center
2625 Woodall Dr.
Leander, TX 78613
East Service Center
6011 Blue Bluff
Austin, TX 78724
Tree Disposal Requirements -
- Only natural trees are accepted (no plastic/artificial trees)
- Remove all ornaments, decorations, lights, and tree stands (wooden blocks)
- Remove all nails, screws, staples, wire, and metal
- Trees sprayed with flocking or artificial snow are not accepted
- Do not place the tree in a “tree bag” or any plastic bag
- Netting or rope wrapped around tree is not accepted
- Trees taller than 6 ft must be cut in half
Click here for a map of Travis County tree drop-off locations. Visit Travis County’s Christmas Tree Recycling website at https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tnr/environmental-quality/conserve/disposal-recycling#christmas-tree for more information.
City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their trees by leaving them at the curb on their composting or yard trimmings collection day(s). All other Austin residents can drop trees off at Zilker Park. For more information on Zilker Park drop-off, additional alternative drop-offs, and volunteer opportunities, visit https://www.austintexas.gov/treerecycling.
Recycle holiday lights that no longer work at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center located at 2514 Business Center Dr. They can also accept packaging such as Styrofoam and cardboard. For more information, visit https://www.austintexas.gov/dropoff. You may also search for miscellaneous recycling and waste drop-off locations near you using the Travis County Drop-off Locator: www.traviscountyrecycles.com
