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What you can do to Recycle your Christmas Tree

Posted on January 5, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

Save your Christmas tree from the landfill. (NurPhoto / Getty)

Save your Christmas tree from the landfill. (NurPhoto / Getty)

Pack up your ornaments and coil your lights — it’s time to recycle that pine 🎄The City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Parks Department are running a tree drop-off program that will recycle evergreens into mulch (available for residents in spring).



♻️ City collections are happening now through Thursday, Jan. 26:

  • Public Works Divisions, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Perry North (Monday - Friday), Homewood North (Monday - Saturday), Hazelwood (Monday - Friday), and West End (Monday - Saturday)
  • Dawn to dusk, Monday - Friday: Allegheny Center Sue Murray Swimming Pool Parking Lot, Brighton Heights Jack Stack Swimming Pool, Brookline Recreation Center Friendship Baum Grove Parklet, Highland Park Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, South Side Riverfront Park Parking Lot, and Squirrel Hill South Prospect Drive Roundabout

♻️ County collections run from 8 a.m. to dusk through January 14 at Boyce Park in Plum, Deer Lakes Park in Russelton, Harrison Hills Park in Natrona Heights, Harwood Acres Park in Hapton, North Park in McCandless, Round Hill Park in Lincoln, Settlers Cabin in Kennedy, South Park in Bethel Park, and White Oak Park in White Oak.

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