JEFFERSON PARISH CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING GUIDELINES

JEFFERSON, LA – Residents of Unincorporated Jefferson Parish and the Town of Jean Lafitte are reminded to recycle their Christmas trees in an effort to help fight coastal erosion. All Christmas trees must be placed curbside starting on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 and will be collected on one of the following garbage pickup dates: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, or Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.

Trees must meet the following guidelines in order to be recycled:

No flocked trees
No artificial trees
No painted trees
No lights, garland, tinsel, ornaments, tree stands and plastic bags

The trees will be recycled in an effort to fight coastal erosion, which protects Jefferson Parish’s unique ecosystem including wildlife and wetlands.

The Jefferson Parish Department of Coastal Management is asking residents who wish to recycle their Christmas tree to fill out the Christmas Tree Pickup form. Collection is scheduled all throughout the parish on Jan. 11-13, 2024; however, completing this form will allow the Coastal Management team to alert collection crews where trees will be placed for pickup. For more information, please contact the Jefferson Parish Department of Ecosystem and Coastal Management at 504-736-6719, email JPCoastalZone@JeffParish.net or visit www.JeffParish.net/Coastal.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on social media (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office

1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002

Jefferson, LA 70123

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