Place the tree at your designated collection point during this period of time. After the first two full weeks in January, the curbside hauler will begin collecting any remaining Christmas trees as regular trash. Each tree will then count as 1 bag/can in the normal trash limit.
For questions, contact the Public Works Department at 717. York and Lancaster cities are offering residents ways to dispose of their Christmas trees as the holiday season winds down. Curbside pick-up for recycling - Most areas will collect trees during their regular pickup schedules on the 2 weeks following Christmas.
For curbside collection, there are often requirements for size, removing ornaments, flocking, etc; see below for where and how to recycle your tree most easily, in your local area. Christmas tree recycling Does your home get food and garden waste collections? There will be a collection to recycle real Christmas trees from Monday 5 January to Friday 16 January 2026. Kindly remove all decorations from your tree and leave out for collection on your scheduled day during this period.
Do you live in an apartment block without food waste and garden waste collections? Please ask. Christmas and New Year Recycling and Waste Information Information and guidance for waste and recycling collections this Christmas and New Year period Black Bag Collections Residents will be able to put out up to six black bags for collection on their scheduled black bag collection day between 29 December 2025 and 16 January 2026. Plus, see below for how to either drop off your real Christmas tree, or have it collected, once Christmas is over.
We would like to remind you of the changes to bin collection this Christmas period and announce the availability of the 2025 bin collection calendar. Remember to check the changes to bin collections over the Christmas and New Year period. Please remember that garden waste collections will be suspended at the end of the day on Friday 12 December 2025.
Collections will restart from Monday 12 January 2026. Christmas tree recycling Christmas tree drop off points With the climate emergency now a priority for the council, we want to make sure all. Summary Revised waste and recycling Christmas collections 2025/26 Milton Keynes City Council will provide additional collections for blue and red recycling bins in the week following Christmas to help its residents with increased recycling during the festive season.
Christmas tree collection We're collecting natural Christmas trees throughout January. You must report a missed Christmas tree collection with 72 hours of the collection date. If you haven't reported it by then, you must dispose of your tree in another way such as taking it to your nearest recycling centre.
Council collection If you live within Bath and North East Somerset, we will collect Christmas trees between 19 January and 6 February 2026 as part of our garden waste collection service.! WarningYou must book your tree collection 2 days before your scheduled collection day.
