Neighborhood groups and composting companies will turn them into wood chips, mulch and compost for parks and green spaces.

New Year's Day has come and gone so it's time to ditch your brittle Christmas tree. Why it matters: Put an end to the piles of pine needles collecting in your living room by recycling trees or setting them out curbside on your regular trash collection day.

Nashville's Department of Transportation partners with a local organic mulch compost company to reuse the trees in a new way.

With the holiday season now behind us, it might be time to consider losing your Christmas trees, too. “I would say that it’s important to probably get rid of your Christmas Trees within a week of the New Year,