As the Hamilton County Mayor’s Office reminds us, don’t throw away your formerly live Christmas tree after the holidays, because it can be put to excellent use. “Trees dropped off will be used by the Tennessee Department of Wildlife and Forestry Division and the Hamilton County Highway Department,” reads the memo.
“The Highway Department chips the trees into mulch for walking trails, landscaping and landfill ground cover.” The county will accept Christmas trees at all five Hamilton County Recycling Centers through the month of January. Each center will have a designated space located outside the gate for dropping off trees.
Need mulch for your own yard? Here’s your chance, as Hamilton County residents are welcome to pick up mulch from the chip yard located at the Highway Department on Standifer Gap—for free.
County locations include:
Middle Valley Recycling Center
1900 Crabtree Rd., Hixson.
(423) 843-9317
Monday & Wednesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Standifer Gap Recycling Center
7625 Standifer Gap Rd.
(423) 855-6125
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sequoyah Recycling Center
9525 Lovell Rd., Soddy-Daisy.
(423) 842-2391
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Highway 58 Recycling Center
5414 Highway 58.
(423) 326-0992
Monday & Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Red Bank Recycling Center
4851-B Dayton Blvd.
(423) 876-2010
Tuesday & Thursday. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
— Staff