Provided by the St Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
Christmas Tree Recycling **All trees must have tinsel, ornaments and lights removed.
** City recycling options: (city park sites subject to change with official announcement coming later this year.)
• St. Louis City Parks — free live Christmas tree dropoff — December 26th to January 8th
- Forest Park: Lower Muny parking lot
- Carondelet Park: Grand & Holly Hills, area next to maintenance yard gate
- O’Fallon Park: (YMCA) Southwest corner of parking lot
St. Louis Composting locations for $3 charge/tree (locations listed below).
- Set out your tree for bulk pickup. Find your bulk pickup week at www.stlouis-mo.gov/mypickup. Do NOT put trees in the yard/green waste containers.
County recycling options:
St. Louis County Parks — free live Christmas tree dropoff — December 26th to January 15th
- Creve Coeur Park: 13777 Marine Ave., 63146
- Queeny Park: 550 Weidman Rd., 63011
- Bee Tree Park: 2701 Finestown Ave., 63129
- Spanish Lake: 12500 Spanish Pond Rd., 63138
St. Louis Composting locations for a $3 charge/tree o 39 Old Elam Ave., 63088
- 11294 Schaefer Rd., 63043 o 13060 County Park Rd., 63034 o 18900 Franklin Rd., 63069
- Fick Supply Services Inc.: 501 N. Eatherton Rd., 63005 For more information visit: RecycleResponsibly.org
Holiday Light Recycling
**Do NOT put holiday lights in your recycling bin.** Take your holiday string lights to one of these convenient locations:
- Lowe’s**
- 1212 Kirkwood Rd., 63122 by main entrance
- 932 Loughborough Ave., 63111 at front of the store
- Earthbound Recycling* o 25 Truitt Dr., 63025 | 636-938-1188 o Mon – Sat: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Scrap Mart* (get paid 17 cents/lb) o 145 N Outer Rd., 63088 | 636-256-7400 o Mon – Fri: 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Spectrum E-cycle* o 1521 Page Industrial Blvd., 63132 314-428-0777 o Mon – Fri: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Wellston Scrap & Metal* o 6540 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., 63133 314-389-2526 o Mon – Sat: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sun: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Wonderland at Tilles Park** — Dropoff near park entrance 11/17/23 – 01/15/24
*This location accepts lights year-round.
**This location accepts lights for a limited time only.