Recycle Your Christmas Greenery

Prince William County residents with curbside yard waste collection can set their Christmas trees and other holiday greenery at the curb for collection during the first two weeks of January. Residents should remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel, nails, and the tree stand, then set the empty tree and greenery at the curb for pickup by their waste and recycling collection service provider.  As a part of the yard waste collection, the trees and greenery are processed at the Prince William Compost Facility into compost and mulch.

Residents may also take their trees and greenery to one of the locations listed below to be recycled:

• Prince William County Landfill, 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas. 
• Prince William County Compost Facility is at 13000 Hansen Farm Road, Manassas.

County Facility New Hours (effective, January 3, 2026)

Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.;
Extended hours, Thursday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC), located at 5399 Wellington Branch Road in Gainesville, will accept trees through January 12, 2026. The drop off area is in the parking lot outlined with safety cones to the right of the building. NOVEC will deliver the wood chip mulch to interested customer-owners at no charge, visit www.novec.com and search wood chip mulch for details.

For more information on Solid Waste facilities or recycling in Prince William County, visit www.pwcva.gov/trashandrecycling.