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 successful!  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 tree in the trash, environmentally-conscious park patrons saved 124 tons from the waste stream.

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

• Drop off at designated locations within the park between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. except Tuesdays 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.