Keep the Midlands Beautiful his hosting their annual Grinding of the Greens program through Jan. 10.

Before recycling your trees, please:

• Remove tree from the stand and/or tarp holding it.

• Remove lights, tinsel ornaments, strings, wires or ties.

• Drop off trees only. Wreaths, garland and other greenery will not be accepted.

These locations are accepting tree dropoffs:

• Ball Park Collection & Recycling Center - 301 Ball Park Rd., Lexington. MWF & Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun 3-7 pm

• Bush River Rd. Collection & Recycling Center-6109 Bush River Rd. Columbia MWF & Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun 3-7 pm

• Chapin Collection & Recycling Center- 103 Distant Lane, Chapin. MWF & Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun 3-7 pm

• Crooked Creek Park - 1098 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin (next to Chapin Middle School). Daily 7:30 am-11 pm

• Edmund Collection & Recycling Center, 325 Landfill Lane, Lexington. MWF & Sat 7 am- 7 pm. Sun 3-7 pm

• Edmund C&D Landfill - 498 Landfill Lane, Lexington. M-Sat 7 am-4:30 pm

• Hollow Creek Tree Farm - 228 Windmill Rd., Gilbert. Daily 8 am-5 pm

• Sandhills Collection & Recycling Center- 3241 Charleston Hwy, Cayce. MWF & Sat 7 am-7 pm. Sun 3-7 pm.

• Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church - 5503 Sunset Blvd, Lexington. Daily 8 am-5 pm

• Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane, Columbia. (Near intersection of St. Andrews & Piney Grove) Daily 8 am-5 pm

• South Carolina State Farmers Market - 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. Daily 8 am-5 pm

• Southeast Collection & Recycling Center - 538 Martin Neese Rd. Swansea. MWF & Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun 3-7 pm