Smyrna Residents Can Recycle Christmas Trees This Saturday

SMYRNA, GA -- With the holidays over, you may be wondering what to do with that Christmas tree. The city of Smyrna is participating in "Bring One For the Chipper," a program that allows residents to dispose of their own ferns by recycling them.

The initiative, a partnership between Keep Smyrna Beautiful and Home Depot, will take place Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cumberland Parkway store.

To help with the recycling, residents are asked to remove all ornaments, bases -- and please no wreathes and garland. The Smyrna Recycling Center at 3475 Lake Drive is accepting old light strings.

Read more: Don't toss that tree, recycle it

Interested in volunteering? You can reach Keep Smyrna Beautiful at 770-431-2863. For information on mulch delivery call Davey Tree Experts at 770-451-7911.

Select Home Depots in metro Atlanta are participating in the "Bring One For the Chipper" program. The participating Home Depot locations are as follows:

• 3355 Cobb Parkway, Acworth
• 1200 East-West Connector, Austell
• 2350 Dallas Highway, Marietta
• 4101 Roswell Road NE, Marietta
• 449 Roberts Court NW, Kennesaw
• 3605 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta
• 1062 Richard Sailors Parkway, Powder Springs
• 1655 Shiloh Road, Kennesaw
• 2450 Cumberland Parkway, SE Atlanta

The Keep Smyrna Beautiful staff is operating free recycling drop-offs for the holidays. Christmas trees also can be taken to the following Cobb County Parks and Recreation locations through Jan. 15.

Image via Keep Smyrna Beautiful Facebook page