Each year, Keep Golden Isles Beautiful organizes the community’s annual Christmas tree recycling effort, encouraging citizens to recycle their Christmas trees instead of dumping them along roadways, marshes and creeks. Click HERE for most recent event flyer. 

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DROP OFF YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

(DO NOT drop lights, decorations or artificial trees)

 

Eight community drop-off locations are available to drop your organic Christmas tree (DO NOT drop lights, decorations or artificial trees) for FREE during a two-week period (December 26-January 7).

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All sites are open 24 hours, 7 days a week unless otherwise indicated (2 locations):

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• Goodyear Park / Brunswick - 2209 Parkwood Drive

• Howard Coffin Park / Brunswick - 1430 Lanier Boulevard

• Orange Park / Brunswick - 2216 Reynolds Street

• Golden Isles Wood Products / Brunswick - 2950 Altama Avenue ** M-F 8AM-4PM; S 8AM-NOON ONLY

• Old Demere Road / St. Simons Island - 1913 Old Demere Road

• Fire Station Six / Exit 29 Glynn Co - 3320 U.S. 17 South

• Republic Services / Glynn Co - 550 Young Lane ***M-S, 9AM-3PM ONLY

• Tidelands Nature Center / Jekyll Island - 100 S. Riverview Drive

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DROP OFF YOUR OLD STRING LIGHTS

There is now one location available to drop old holiday string lights (January 8-12):

• Old City Hall / Brunswick - 1229 Newcastle Street

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PICK UP A FREE NATIVE SEEDLING

Thanks to a Keep Golden Isles Beautiful, Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation and Georgia Forestry Commission partnership, free seedlings are available to Glynn County residents while supplies last (January 8-12):

• Old City Hall / Brunswick - 1229 Newcastle Street

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Accompanying the annual Christmas tree recycling effort are two additional projects:

• Ultimate Christmas Tree Contest – Keep Golden Isles Beautiful teams with The Home Depot to host an “ultimate Christmas tree” art contest for students. Five winning participants from The Boys and Girls Club receive live Christmas trees for their efforts.

• Brunswick Christmas Parade – Glynn County 4-H represents Keep Golden Isles Beautiful and promote the Christmas tree recycling effort in ultra creative ways.

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