HEAVE HO, WHERE DO CHRISTMAS TREES GO?

When you’re ready to wrap up the holiday season, please dispose of your Christmas tree by placing it at the curb on your weekly refuse collection day. Tree collection will begin January 2 and end January 12. After January 12, the City will collect Christmas trees during residents’ once-a-month heavy refuse collection week.

The tree should be free of ornaments, garland and tinsel. Residents should also remove plastic tree bags used to cover the tree as it is removed from the house.

Christmas trees are recycled into wood chips at a City compost site.

For those who just can’t bear to see the Christmas tree go, prop the pine up in your back yard where it will serve as additional shelter for birds and animals during the winter months. Afterwards, the tree can be disposed of on the once-a-month heavy refuse collection day.

For questions or further information on Christmas tree collection, contact the Department of Public Services at 989-837-6900.

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