Christmas has come and gone and around this time and into the new year, people are taking their holiday decorations down and looking to find a location where they can be recycled.
For the next several weeks, there are a number of locations throughout the valley that are offering options for people to drop off trees.
It is important to note that all trees and wreaths that are being dropped off for recycling must be in the following condition:
-Unbagged
-Free from plastic
-No wires, lights, decoration, ornaments or tinsel
-No tree stands
-No Nails
-Only live trees and wreaths are accepted
Buckeye
Collection: January 7 thru January 14, 2024
Fire Station 701: 404 S. Miller Rd.
Fire Station 702: 1911 S. Rainbow Rd.
Fire Station 704: 27360 W. Wagner Complex Dr.
Fire Station 705: West Partesso Parkway
Park n Ride Buckeye (W. Palm Lane)
Glendale
Collection December 30, 2023, through January 7, 2024,
Acoma Park: 53rd Avenue and Aroma Road
Fire Station No. 156: 67th Avenue and Deer Valley Road
Heroes Regional Park Library: 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road
Foothills Park: 57th Avenue and Union Hills Drive
Sahuaro Ranch Park: Southeast corner of 63rd Avenue and Mountain View Road
O’Neil Park: 64th and Missouri avenues
Rose Lane Park: 51st and Marlene avenues
Mesa
Collection open to Mesa residents only from December 26 to January 16, 24-hour drop-off sites
Fitch Park: 651 N. Center St.
East Mesa Service Center: 6935 E. Decatur St.
Superstition Springs Police/Fire Substation: 2430 S. Ellsworth Road
Mountain View Park: 845 N. Lindsay Road
Dobson Ranch Park: 2363 S. Dobson Road
For more information, click here.
Phoenix
Collection now thru Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Deer Valley Park – 19th Ave. and Utopia Rd.
Paradise Valley Park – 40th St. south of Union Hills Dr.
Sereno Park – 56th St. and Sweetwater Ave.
Cactus Park – 38th Ave. and Cactus Rd.
Mountain View Park – Seventh Ave. south of Peoria Ave.
North Gateway Transfer Station – 30205 N. Black Canyon Hwy. (Dixileta exit)
Marivue Park – 59th Ave. and Osborn Rd.
Washington Park – 23rd Ave. and Maryland Ave.
Madison Park – 16th St. and Glenrosa Ave.
Los Olivos Park – 28th St. and Devonshire Ave.
Desert West Park – 67th Ave. and Encanto Blvd.
El Reposo Park – Seventh St. and Alta Vista Rd.
Mountain Vista Park – 50th St. just north of Ray Rd.
Desert Foothills Park – Desert Foothills and Chandler Blvd.
Cesar Chavez Park – 35th Ave. and Baseline Rd.
27th Avenue Transfer Station- 3060 S. 27th Ave.
Queen Creek
Collection now through Tuesday, Jan. 9, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
The self-service drop-off area is located just north of the Town’s Field Operations Facility at 19715 S. 220th Street and can only be accessed via Ryan Road. Town trash and recycling customers can also schedule a bulk pick-up for their tree at no additional cost by visiting QueenCreekAZ.gov/BulkTrash. When scheduling a bulk pickup online, residents should select “Other Items” and then “Christmas Tree.”
Scottsdale
Collection Saturday, December 30, 2023 thru Monday, January 15, 2024, Scottsdale Solid Waste Services is offering two ways for you to dispose of your unwanted live Christmas trees or wreaths.
Cactus Park: 7202 E. Cactus Road (Cactus Rd and Scottsdale Rd – southwest corner of the parking lot.)
Eldorado Park: 2301 N. Miller Road (77th Street and McDowell Road – in the parking lot east of the soccer fields.)
Scottsdale Ranch Park: 10400 E. Via Linda (104th Street and Via Linda – in the parking lot west of the basketball courts.)
Thompson Peak Park: 20199 N. 78th Pl. (Thompson Peak Parkway and Hayden Road – in the northeast parking lot.)
Single-family home residents can place Christmas trees in their green waste pile, separate from your bulk trash, for collection in your scheduled Brush/Bulk service week.
Surprise
Collection December 27, 2023, to January 17, 2024.
Bi-Centennial Park: 16705 N Nash Street (south end of the parking lot)
Surprise Recreation Campus / Youth Baseball Complex: 15795 N Parkview Place (across from Valley Vista High School)
Dick McComb Softball Park: 17894 Westpark Boulevard (parking lot on corner of 180th Avenue and Westpark)
Asante Community Park:16763 W Vereda Solana Dr.
Tempe
Collection now through January 30th
1001 N. Rio Road Tempe, AZ 85281
Drop off holiday trees at the transfer station.
