DELAWARE- The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event again in 2026. TreeCycle, where holiday trees are turned into mulch and wood chips, is a recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the DCH parking lot, 1810 North Dupont St., Wilmington.
All ornaments, garland, lights and stands must be removed before trees can be recycled. Artificial trees will not be accepted. A suggested donation of $20 per tree will support DCH’s community forestry efforts.
DNREC continues to encourage Delawareans to recycle holiday trees through curbside pickup or drop-off programs when available.
Jan. 18 is the last day to drop off yard waste materials, including holiday trees, at the Polly Drummond Hill Road yard waste site in northern New Castle County. The DNREC-administered site will close at sundown Sunday, Jan. 18.