Johns Creek invites residents to recycle their Christmas trees into mulch for playgrounds, city and county landscaping projects and individual home use

Trees will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Home Depot parking lot, 5950 State Bridge Road. The event is sponsored by the city of Johns Creek and Keep Johns Creek Beautiful, part of a statewide recycling effort by Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

"Residents are asked to remove electric lights, tinsel and ornaments from the tree, and make sure your tree has not been flocked or sprayed with fake snow made from artificial materials," according to an announcement by Johns Creek. "Some retailers use natural, corn-based flocking, which is acceptable at the event."

Mulch will be available free to the public by contacting Davey Tree Expert Co., 770-451-7911, or by filling out a form at: https://bit.ly/2sNSoJd

Information: Keep North Fulton Beautiful, 770-551-7766 or https://bit.ly/2MfPvHO