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Bring One for the Chipper

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The holidays are winding down and it is almost time to think about “restoring order” to our homes by taking down those holiday decorations. If you need assistance disposing of that live tree, Keep Powder Springs Beautiful can help!

When you purchase a live tree, you make a conscious choice to improve the environment. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, nearly 350 million Christmas trees currently grow on U.S. farms, absorbing carbon dioxide, emitting fresh oxygen, stabilizing soil, protecting water supplies, and providing refuge for wildlife. For each tree harvested, one to three seedlings are planted in its place—that makes them a renewable resource. Dropping it off with us after the holidays is the logical next step! We’ll transform it into mulch, fuel, or fish habitats. We like to call this the act of ‘treecycling’. – Keep Georgia Beautiful

Enter Bring One for the Chipper! Each year Keep America Beautiful affiliates nationwide sponsor dropp off locations on the first Saturday of the new year. Our Keep Powder Springs Beautiful location is at our Home Depot located at 1062 Richard Sailors Pkwy. We will be set up in the southeast corner of the parking lot (closest to Walgreens) on Saturday, January 3rd from 10am to 2pm. It is as simple as pulling up in the lane and allowing one of our friendly volunteers to assist you in removing your tree from your vehicle.

Please remember…

  • Bring One for the Chipper is for live trees only.
  • Not accepted at the event: artificial tree, trees with lights or ornament, flocked tree, garland or wreaths (the wire make them ineligible for chipping).
  • Christmas trees may be dropped off during the week before the event. Help unloading trees and free seedlings will only be available during the date and time listed above.
  • Holiday lights are accepted for recycling during the event time.
  • The event is open to everyone and is free.
  • Tree seedlings available for participants while supplies last

Joining us this year, our friends from Charleston Coffee Roasters will be on-hand serving coffee to volunteers and participants. We are thankful for their partnership in keeping Powder Springs beautiful at Bring One for the Chipper 2026!! Hope to see you there.

Less Waster for the Holidays – eWaste

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Holiday memories from my childhood include my father in the living room patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) laying out strands of lights to see what we had that was functional. Those large bulb, energy suckers did indeed warm an entire room and would even burn small fingers if you got too close. I think about that each year and I have now inherited that ritual with much small and more energy efficient strands for our tree.

I don’t remember what my father did with each year’s rejects, but I fear that yet sit in the bottom of a landfill somewhere south of Atlanta. But as the saying goes, “when we know better, we do better.” While there are a plethora of options for us, we do have a few places we can go to responsibly take care of our eWaste.

Check out this list of local resources below to see where you might be able to take eWaste you find around your home this holiday season:

  • ReWorx Recycling accepts electronics, metals and other recyclables ensuring eco-friendly disposal. Items accepted include but are not limited to computers, gaming consoles, home audio equipment, old exercise equipment and even lawn and garden tools!
  • Ecycle Atlanta can help you with disposal of materials that might contain sensitive information. See a list of all their items here.
  • Home Depot locations run an “Eco Options Light Trade In” during the Christmas season.
  • HolidayLeds.com is a mail-in program that recycles Christmas lights all year long.