Christmas trees are one of the most recognized traditions of the holiday season. But what happens after the holiday season? Many people simply throw their Christmas trees away, yet trees are valuable organic material that can be recycled and chipped into mulch. This mulch is used in public gardens and parks across the valley to help conserve soil moisture and keep plants healthy. Recycling your tree is a gift that will keep on giving back to the community.

Drop off your Christmas tree for free at over 30 convenient drop sites from December 26th - January 15th. Remove all non-organic objects such as lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments and nails. Foreign objects contaminate the mulch and damage the chipper. Flocked trees cannot be recycled.

Las Vegas Valley residents have recycled 196,085 trees since the program started counting trees in 2001, creating more than 1,705 tons of mulch. Last winter, 20,206 trees were recycled, chipped, and turned into 176 tons of nutrient-rich mulch used for landscaping projects and dust control. Local landfill volume was spared 2,694 cubic yards - roughly equivalent to the size of ten school buses. Based on curbside counts done by Republic in the 2014 to 2015 tree recycling season, our community is recycling approximately 63% of the trees from single family residences (apartments can't be calculated at this time.)

Want to recycle, but unable to drop your tree off...1-800-GOT-JUNK? Las Vegas will pick up trees from your house for a small fee (a discount is available when you pre-schedule the pick-up). Call 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Las Vegas 24 hours a day to schedule a pickup and your tree will be dropped off at a recycling site.

The City of Henderson is offering a free mulch pick up for Valley residents. Residents will be able to pick up mulch on a first come first serve basis at Acacia Park and Pecos Legacy Park from December 28 - January 14, 7:00AM-3:00PM. People will need to bring their own containers and shovels to get the mulch. The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) is also offering free mulch at their Center for Urban Horticulture Studies in North Las Vegas at 4600 Horse Drive, North Las Vegas, NV 89129. This location is open to the public on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8:00am-12:30pm. And residents can pick up mulch at the Lifelong Learning Center at 8050 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89123. This center is open to the public on Monday through Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.

For more information about the Christmas Tree Recycling Program, drop-sites nearest you, and other ways that you can celebrate sustainable holidays, visit www.springspreserve.org. Also find Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling on Facebook and Twitter, where you can follow the Christmas Tree Recycling conversation using @SNVTreeRecycle #MulchMadness.

Make a difference this holiday season and recycle your live Christmas tree!

Boulder City

- Bravo Ball Field Parking Lot (corner of Sixth Street & Avenue B)

North Las Vegas

- Aviary Park - 6650 Aviary Way & I-215
- Cheyenne Sports Complex - 3500 E. Cheyenne at Pecos
- Craig Ranch Golf Course - 628 W. Craig Road at Commerce
- Seastrand Park - 6330 Camino Eldorado near Centennial Parkway & I-215

Henderson

- Acacia Park - 50 Casa Del Fuego St., I-215 at Gibson
- Anthem Hills Park - 2256 Reunion Drive at Anthem Parkway
- Arroyo Grande Sports Complex, 298 Arroyo Grande Blvd
- Lowes: 1401 S. Boulder Highway
- Lowes : 440 Marks Street
- Mission Hills Park - 551 E. Mission Drive at College
- Pecos Legacy Park - 150 Pecos Rd.
- Whitney Ranch Recreation Center - 1575 Galleria Drive, near Russell Rd. & Whitney Ranch Drive
- Morrell Park - 500 Harris St. at Basic Rd.

City of Las Vegas/ Clark County

- Bruce Trent Park - 8851 Vegas Drive, Vegas Dr. & Rampart
- Desert Breeze Park - 8275 Spring Mountain Rd. at Durango (Behind the Community Center)
- Las Vegas Springs Preserve- 333 S. Valley View Blvd.
- Mountain Crest Park is 4701 N Durango Drive (between Lone Mountain Road and Ann Road)

Lowes locations including:
- 2465 N. Nellis Blvd.,
- 5050 S. Fort Apache Road
- 7550 W. Washington
- 4625 W. Charleston Blvd.
- 6050 W. Craig Road
- 5825 S. Eastern Avenue
- 7751 N. El Capitan Way
- 2875 E. Charleston Blvd.

Nevada Division of Forestry Nursery - Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs - 9600 Tule Springs Rd. Near US 95 North at Durango

- Sunset Park - 2601 E. Sunset at Eastern

- Sunny Springs Park - 7620 Golden Talon Ave. near Elkhorn Rd & Farm Rd.

- UNLV Rebel Recycling Program - Flamingo & Swenson, southeast corner behind three solar dishes/UNLV solar site Southern Highlands

- Southern Highlands Market Place - 10630 Southern Highlands Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89141 Summerlin

- RC Willey - 3850 S. Town Center Dr., Town Center & 215

2015 Christmas Tree Recycling Program Partners

The Christmas Tree Recycling program is a partnership throughout the valley between the following organizations:

B.C. Waste Free, City of Boulder City, City of Henderson, City of North Las Vegas, City of Las Vegas, Clark County Parks and Recreation, Clark County School District, Conservation District of Southern Nevada, Cox Communications, Cub Scout Pack 219, East Career and Technical Academy, First Choice Tree Service, Howard Hughes Corporation, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Lowes Home Improvement, Lunas Construction Clean-up, Maplethorpes Christmas Trees / Frosty's Christmas Trees, MGM Resorts International , Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Nevada Division of Forestry, PAR 3 Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., Purdue Marion, RC Willey, Republic Services, SB Landscaping & Design, Seven Brothers Tree Service, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Star Nursery, Summerlin, Terra Firma Organics, UNLV Rebel Recycling Program, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Vermeer Sales Southwest, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Las Vegas.