Rochester Reporter

City of Rochester residents have the opportunity to recycle their holiday trees until the end of January. Trees can be dropped off at one of four designated locations throughout the city or left curbside on scheduled refuse and recycling days.

The collected trees will be chipped, and the resulting mulch is made available to the public for free through the City’s Materials Give Back Program. The program provides compost, wood chips, scrap lumber pieces, and chip stone without charge for landscaping or other projects.

Residents can bring their trees to Genesee Valley Park tennis courts at the Genesee Street Extension, Cobbs Hill Park's Lake Riley Lodge east parking lot, Norton Village R-Center parking lot opposite 341 Waring Rd., or Estes Street opposite Abbott's Ice Cream parking lot. It is important that trees are not bagged and all decorations are removed before drop-off.

The Materials Give Back Program operates from April through December at the City’s Solid Waste Collection Facility on Ferrano Street near Colfax Street. During this period, it is open daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For further details on tree recycling and materials give back programs, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/treerecycle.