Hamilton County is accepting Christmas trees at any hour of the day at all five Hamilton County Recycling Centers through January.
Each center has a designated space located outside the gate for Christmas trees.
The Hamilton County Highway Department chips the trees into mulch for walking trails, landscaping and landfill ground cover.
Hamilton County residents are welcome to pick up mulch from the chip yard located at the Highway Department on Standifer Gap Road at no charge.
Tree drop-off locations are:
* Standifer Gap Recycling Center, 7625 Standifer Gap Road;
* Highway 58 Recycling Center, 5414 Highway 58;
* Sequoyah Recycling Center, 9525 Lovell Road, Soddy-Daisy;
* Red Bank Recycling Center, 4851-B Dayton Blvd.; and
* Middle Valley Recycling Center, 1868 Crabtree Road, Hixson.