Gwinnett County is making every effort to keep the county clean and assist residents in making holiday cleanup as simple as possible.
Officials with Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) are proud of its role each December and January. Through its annual Bring One for the Chipper event, the eco-focused nonprofit extends the magic of Christmas by transforming live trees into mulch that will grace public spaces and parks over the coming months.
A release from Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful says that with the help of its partners at Jackson EMC, Walton EMC, Republic Services, and the Gwinnett County Departments of Transportation, Parks & Recreation, and Fire, GC&B will collect live trees between December 26, 2024, and January 22, 2025, at select fire stations throughout the county. The trees will then be transported to Bethesda Park at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville for Bring One for the Chipper 2025 on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
Executive director Schelly Marlat said, "At our last Chipper event, we processed 800 trees. I’d love to see us surpass 1,000 this year. The more trees dropped off at local fire stations minimize the number taking up space in our landfills. While it’s true that trees decompose naturally, in a landfill, they’re often buried, and that lack of oxygen combined with bacteria in the soil converts the carbon dioxide released during decomposition into methane gas, which is far more harmful to the environment. When chipped to mulch and placed on pathways and in landscaping in our local parks, that carbon dioxide is returned to the soil – minimizing our carbon footprint collectively as a community."
To be accepted for treecycling, live Christmas trees must be free of lights, tinsel, decorations, and tree stands. Artificial trees will not be accepted at Bring One for the Chipper 2025 drop-off sites, which include:
Buford
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Fire Station 14, 1600 Highway 23, 30518
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Fire Station 24, 2735 Mall of GA Blvd., 30519
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Fire Station 29, 2800 Thompson Mill Rd., 30519
Dacula
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Fire Station 17, 2739 Brooks Rd, SE, 30019
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Fire Station 27, 2825 Old Fountain Rd., 30019
Duluth
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Fire Station 5, 3001 Old Norcross Rd., 30096
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Fire Station 7, 3343 Bunton Rd., 30096
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Fire Station 19, 3275 N. Berkeley Lake Rd., 30096
Grayson
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Fire Station 8, 2295 Brannan Rd., 30017
Hoschton
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Fire Station 18, 1515 Mineral Springs Rd., 30548
Lawrenceville
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Fire Station 9, 1900 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30044
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Fire Station 10, 1131 Rock Springs Rd. 30043
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Fire Station 20, 1801 Cruse Rd., 30044
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Fire Station 25, 3575 Lawrenceville Hwy., 30044
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Fire Station 31, 1061 Collins Hill Rd. 30043
Lilburn
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Fire Station 2, 12 Harmony Grove Rd., 30047
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Fire Station 3, 4394 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30047
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Fire Station 22, 2180 Stone Dr., 30047
Loganville
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Fire Station 28, 3725 Rosebud Rd, 30052
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Fire Station 30, 1052 Ozora Rd., 30052
Norcross
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Fire Station 1, 165 Lawrenceville St., 30071
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Fire Station 11, 5885 Live Oak Pkwy., 30093
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Fire Station 23, 4355 Steve Reynolds Blvd., 30093
Peachtree Corners
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Fire Station 4, 5550 Spalding Dr., 30092
Snellville
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Fire Station 6, 3890 Johnson Dr., 30039
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Fire Station 12, 2815 Lenora Church Rd., 30078
Sugar Hill
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Fire Station 26, 6075 Suwanee Dam Rd., 30518
Suwanee
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Fire Station 13, 105 Main St., 30024
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Fire Station 21, 474 Old Peachtree Rd., 30024
To learn more about Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and its mission of “Connecting People and Resources for a Sustainable Gwinnett,” please visit www.GwinnettCB.org. The organization invites you to connect with Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful on Facebook (@gwinnettcb), Instagram (@greengwinnett), LinkedIn (@gwinnett-clean-beautiful), and X (@gogreengwinnett).
