Announcement
Treecycling Event Dates Are NOT Fixed Please see information about our Permanent Greenwaste Program. Normal Greenwaste fees apply outside of the event dates.
Christmas Treecycling
The Knox County Solid Waste Office, in partnership with Keep Knoxville Beautiful has, since 1991, sponsored Christmas Tree-cycling. The event is held the first Saturday following New Year's Day. Treecycling provides an opportunity for area residents to dispose of their tree and to take home fresh evergreen mulch if they choose. Trees may be dropped off at no charge the following locations after Christmas up until the day of the event:
Locations:
Solway Greenwaste facility (8707 Joe Daniels Road)
Halls Recycling and Convenience Center (3608 Neal Road)
Forks of the River Greenwaste Facility on (3106 Water Plant Road)*
Freee Evergreen Mulch
*Free evergreen mulch will only be available at Halls and Solway. Free mulch is only available on a first come first serve basis. The Forks of the River location does not grind evergreen trees separately and will only take trees for later grinding.
Clean Your Trees!
Trees must be cleaned of all ornaments, lights, wire, string or anything else that might jam or damage the chipping machines. Trees may be dropped off in advance, but the free mulch is only available the day of the event.
Why recycle Trees?
Greenwaste, consisting of leaves, brush, logs, tree branches, grass, etc., typically makes up 20-30% of the total municipal solid waste stream. By recycling the Christmas trees, Knox County hopes to raise awareness about the advantage of keeping this type of material out of area landfills, and instead utilizing it to produce mulch and other beneficial soil amendments which can be returned to the landscape.
More Information:
For more information about Treecycling contact the Knox County Recycling Coordinator.
