Where to recycle your Christmas tree locally

The holidays are over, but your Christmas tree can be recycled. Here are some options to give your tree a new purpose — and keep it out of the landfill in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Broward County

Broward County’s annual “Chip-a-Tree” program turns trees into landscaping throughout the park system, saving them as mulch. Gate-entrance fees are waived and artificial trees are not accepted.

A limit of two trees per car will be collected through Jan.

16 at the following locations: Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome, 9501 Sheridan St. in Cooper City

C.B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Road in Pembroke Pines

Easterlin Park, 1000 NW

38th St. in Oakland Park

Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Road South in Coconut Creek

Markham Park & Target Range, 16001 W. State Road

84 in Sunrise Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 NW Sixth St. in Fort Lauderdale

Snake Warrior’s Island Natural Area, 3600 SW 62nd Ave. in Miramar

Tradewinds Park & Stables, 3600 W. Sample Road in Coconut Creek

Tree Tops Park, 3900 SW

100th Ave. in Davie

T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park, 3300 N. Park Road in Hollywood

Vista View Park, 4001 SW 142nd Ave. in Davie

West Lake Park, 1200 Sheridan St. in Hollywood

Palm Beach County

Your Christmas tree will be turned into mulch at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton. Drop off clean trees only

throughJan.17atCountess de Hoernle Park, 1000 Spanish River Blvd., at the southern end of the parking lot. Drop-off times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Hours are extended till 6 p.m. on Jan. 1.

Trees are being collected in Delray Beach though Jan.

14. Trees can be dropped off at Barwick Park, 735 Barwick Road; Orchard View Park,

4060 Germantown Road; and Knowles Park, 1001 S.

FederalHighway.

Unincorporated Palm Beach County residents can place their Christmas trees curbside on their regular yard waste collection day to be repurposed. Christmas trees up to 8 feet long and weighing less than 50 pounds can be placed at the curb, anything larger needs to be cut in half.