![]() “Anytime we can divert something from the landfill, it's always going to be a benefit.”ĮNVIRONMENT: How do community gardens work? A look at some of Houston's grow-your-own gardensĪll trees collected go to Living Earth, which has a partnership with the city of Houston and is a manufacturer and retailer of mulch, compost and soil products. “It's much better use than placing it in the landfill,” said Mark Wilfalk director of the Solid Waste Management Department. The trees can be repurposed for mulch and other landscaping materials, Solid Waste Management Department officials said. Living Earth 9306 FM 523 Freeport, 77541įor more information about SWMD and our services, visit us at “LIKE” us on Facebook us on Twitter download our app HTX Collects on Google Play or IOS Store to Never Miss an Update again! or call 3-1-1, 713.837.0311 the City of Houston’s Customer Service Helpline.Residents are encouraged to recycle live trees once they are taken down for the holiday season.Living Earth 1000 Dickinson Ave, Dickinson, 77539. ![]() ![]() Living Earth 10310 Beaumont Highway, Houston, 77078.Living Earth 27733 Katy Freeway, Katy, 77494.Living Earth 16138 Highway 6, Iowa Colony, 77583.Living Earth 12200 Cutten Road, Houston, 77060.Living Earth 1700 E Highway 90Alt, Richmond, 77469.Living Earth 1503 Industrial Drive, Missouri City, 77489.Living Earth 5802 Crawford Road, Houston, 77041.Westpark Consumer Recycling Center 5900 Westpark.Ellington Airport Recycling Drop-off Hwy 3 & Brantley RdĬlosed Monday, January 2, 2023, and Monday, January 16, 2023.Softball Parking Lot – 6402 Arnot St., Houston.Doss Park (gates close at 5 p.m.) 2500 Frick Road (Country Park).Kingwood (Branch Library) Bens View Lane at Bens Branch Drive.Sunbeam Neighborhood Depository 5100 Sunbeam.Southwest Neighborhood Depository 10785 Southwest Freeway.Main Neighborhood Depository 9003 North Main Sommermeyer Neighborhood Depository 14400 Sommermeyer.Kirkpatrick Neighborhood Depository 5565 Kirkpatrick.Central Neighborhood Depository 2240 Central St.– 6:00 p.m.ĭepositories Closed Sunday, December 25, 2023, and Sunday, January 1, 2023 Recycling trees will result in rich mulch that will be available in bags or bulk directly from Living Earth and other local area retailers. Trees that are flocked, artificial, or painted will NOT be recycled. Your scheduled junk waste collection day can be used to dispose of any artificial trees.Īdditionally, recycling is also available for live Christmas trees through the city’s yard waste curbside collection program. To recycle a live Christmas tree, residents must remove all lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments, nails, stands, and other non-organic decorative materials. On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, SWMD will open 24 residential Christmas tree drop-off recycling locations throughout Houston through Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The holiday season is filled with the purchase of live Christmas trees by families which can be repurposed for mulch or other landscape materials. HOUSTON (KIAH) Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) encourages residents to recycle live Christmas trees after the holidays.
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