Broward County Parks Chip Holiday Trees

The Broward County Parks and Recreation Division is committed to recycling through its annual Chip-A-Tree program. The initiative allows Broward County residents to bring holiday trees to a park, where they will be chipped and used for landscaping throughout the park system.  Some cities also offer curbside recycling of trees; check with your city to see if a tree left curbside will be recycled.

The 2009 program was a success.  Thank you to everyone who made that special effort to bring their tree to a park -- 9,943 trees were chipped into mulch and used in the parks.

Instead of tossing their trees in the trash, environmentally-conscious park patrons saved 124 tons from the waste stream.

This year's program begins on December 26, 2009, and ends on January 24, 2010. 

• Drop off at designated locations within the park between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at parks that are closed.
• Remove all decorations, wires, lights, plastic bags, and stands before leaving the tree.
• Artificial trees will not be accepted.
• Only personal vehicles will be allowed to leave trees; no truckloads.
• There is no fee to drop off the holiday tree for recycling.

Designated Broward County Parks Chip-A-Tree Sites

All sites will be closed -- no trees accepted -- on January 1, 15, and 18.