Westminster, MD, Monday, December 27, 2021 – Carroll County is offering a way to recycle resident’s Christmas trees. Consider giving your tree a second life as compost, mulch, or chips to be used later in a garden or in a landscape project. Trees ground into mulch provide good ground cover that reduces soil erosion, deters weed growth and conserves water in landscaping.

Before delivering the tree, remove all non-organic objects, such as lights, wire, tinsel, and ornaments.  Drop off Christmas trees to be recycled and re-used at one of the following Carroll County locations:

Carroll County Resource Recovery Park (Northern Landfill and Recycling Center), 1400 Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Holiday hours:  Facility will close at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 31^st and the facility is closed on Saturday, January 1^st.)

WeCare Denali, 7901 Kabik Court, Woodbine, on Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Proper ID is required.  (Holiday hours:  Facility is closed on Saturday, January 1^st.)

Call 410-386-4550 for the Landfill or 410-795-7666 for WeCare Denali during inclement weather or for operating hours.

Residents living within a municipality are encouraged to contact town and city offices for the Christmas tree pick-up schedule.  Residents living outside incorporated areas should contact waste haulers to determine if Christmas tree pick-up is provided.

Please remember that this opportunity is for live trees only and not artificial of any kind.

For more information, contact the Carroll County Resource Recovery Park (Northern Landfill and Recycling Center) at 410-386-4550 or Maria Myers, Carroll County Government Recycling Manager, at 410-386-2510. WeCare Denali: https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/residents/county-news/carroll-county-government-news-release-2020-archive/alternate-residential-yard-waste-drop-off-opening-in-woodbine/.