Here’s some useful information for those who have already started thinking about what to do with their Christmas tree. There will be a few opportunities to recycle your tree in the city, starting January 4, 2016.

• The annual Christmas Tree and Electronics Recycling event at Clark Park will take place on Saturday, Jan. 9, so you may want to hold on to your tree a little longer. You can bring your tree to the park from 10 a.m to 4 p.m., along with a $10 donation supporting UC Green programs. Trees will be recycled into wood chip mulch to be used in parks and community gardens. Stay tuned for more information about this event.

• The City’s Residential Christmas Tree Recycling Program will run from Monday, Jan. 4 through Saturday, Jan. 16. Residents who wish to drop off their trees to be recycled may take them to the Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers which are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday through Saturday. The closest centers are located at: 5100 Grays Avenue and 3033 S. 63rd Street. 

• In addition to the sanitation centers, the Streets Department will offer 23 designated locations to drop off Christmas trees throughout the city on Saturday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drop-off locations in West and Southwest Philadelphia are at 66th & Haverford Ave., 54th & Woodbine Ave., 43rd & Powelton Ave., and 72nd & Buist Ave.

Before dropping off your tree for recycling please make sure that it is free of all decorations and untied. Christmas trees with decorations cannot be recycled.

Trees placed at the curb will be picked up on regularly scheduled collection day as trash and will be sent to a waste-to-energy plant.

For more information, visit the Philadelphia Streets Department website.