12/30/2025
🎄♻️ Christmas Tree Recycling Info 🎄♻️
As a reminder, Elgin Christmas Tree Farm does not accept trees for recycling, but here are great local resources to help you recycle your natural tree this season:
👉 ELGIN AREA & BASTROP COUNTY
📌 Where to recycle Christmas trees in Bastrop County & Elgin – Community Impact article with recent drop-off locations for Bastrop County and Elgin (e.g., Bastrop Public Works Little League parking lot & Elgin Memorial Park/Elgin Park & Ride).
🔗 https://communityimpact.com/austin/bastrop-cedar-creek/events/2025/01/06/where-to-recycle-christmas-trees-in-bastrop-county/
📌 Elgin TX Official Civic Alerts page – archive of past Christmas tree recycling announcements (which historically include Elgin tree drop-off at the Park & Ride lot).
🔗 https://www.elgintexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx
👉 AUSTIN AREA & TRAVIS COUNTY
📌 City of Austin Tree Recycling – City resource for curbside composting and special drop-offs (e.g., Zilker Park), with details on what’s accepted and when.
🔗 https://www.austintexas.gov/treerecycling
📌 Travis County Christmas Tree Recycling Info & Drop-offs – Travis County’s official tree recycling page, including multiple free drop-off locations each year (e.g., FM 620, Del Valle, Pflugerville, Leander, Blue Bluff).
🔗 https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tnr/environmental-quality/conserve/disposal-recycling -tree
💡📸 TIP: Screenshot the second slide, go to your photos, and press and hold the QR code to visit the links!
🌱 Always remove lights, ornaments & stands before recycling.
Thanks for keeping your tree out of the landfill and giving it a second life! 🎄💚
