San Marcos Offers Multiple Options For Christmas Tree Recycling

The program is part of a large recycling effort throughout Central Texas.

The City of San Marcos’s will be accepting Christmas Trees for recycling until January 12. 

The City of San Marcos is offering several ways to discard live Christmas trees as the holiday season wraps up:

• Christmas tree drop-off: Dec. 26, 2017 – Jan. 12, 2018 at 401 E Hopkins (Grant Harris parking lot). Trees of all sizes with no ornaments, tinsel or wires will be mulched on site (mulch will be available to residents free of charge).
• Curbside Christmas tree service: Now through Jan. 31, 2018. Unflocked Christmas trees will be picked up curbside on regularly scheduled green waste pick-up days. The tree must have no ornaments, tinsel, wires or decorations; cut into 4’ pieces, and must fit in your green waste cart.
• Brush drop off: Jan. 12, 2018 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monthly brush drop off for brushy waste. The brush drop-off can be reached by taking the San Marcos Animal Shelter entrance at 750 River Road and following the signs. No ornaments, tinsel or wires.
• Artificial trees and broken string lights: Green Guy Recycling, located at 937 HWY 80, will take artificial trees and string lights.

Any recycling questions can be sent to garbage@sanmarcostx.gov or call 512.393.8407.

The program is part of a large recycling effort throughout Central Texas. For information on recycling trees in the Austin/Travis County area, go here.