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Madrid and Barcelona Open Christmas Tree Drop-Offs as Mexico City and Other Municipalities Ramp Up Recycling

Local programs turn natural trees and poinsettias into compost under strict drop-off rules that, in Madrid, require live trees with intact rootballs.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s environment ministry is receiving natural trees and poinsettias from January 6 to mid‑February at designated sites, which must be delivered free of plastics, cables, nails and paper for compost and mulch production.
  • Mérida’s campaign runs January 5 to February 9 at six Mega Puntos Verdes, with optional home pickup via Servilimpia for 100 pesos, and all trees are shredded for use in municipal nurseries and soil improvement.
  • Tijuana’s Recicla tu Árbol Navideño 2026 operates January 7 to February 7 across the nine delegations, converting trees into mulch for parks and public areas, and waste trucks do not collect trees curbside.
  • Barcelona has 227 citywide collection points active January 7–17, requiring undecorated trees so they can be processed into vegetative cover for parks and gardens.
  • Madrid is collecting only live abies with a cohesive, moist rootball at El Retiro and Casa de Campo through January 31, reiterating that replanting in natural areas is prohibited and reporting about 28% reuse in last year’s campaign.