Harford County’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program has been established since 1989. Over 90,000 trees have been turned in by county residents for recycling saving valuable landfill space. Christmas trees are ground into mulch along with other yard and garden trimmings at the 6-acre paved Composting Facility at the Harford Waste Disposal Center.

In previous years, residents received a coupon for every tree turned in at specified drop-off locations. The coupons were redeemable in the Spring for a free evergreen seedling.

In 1997, seed packets of black-eyed Susans were exchanged for Christmas trees. Following Christmas and throughout the month of January, trees were counted. This year’s total yielded more than 30,000 trees for recycling.

Throughout the year, residents may visit the Composting Facility at 3241 Scarboro Road, Street, for three 30-gallon bags or cans of free mulch or compost. Residents must supply their own bags or 30-gallon trash cans. Larger quantities of mulch or compost are available for purchasing. This is a very popular program, so residents should call the Harford Waste Disposal Center at 410-638-3636 for availability.

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