Durham Region said after its annual curbside collection of natural Christmas trees, they will be composted with leaf and yard waste.
Collection Schedule:
- Ajax and Pickering: Christmas tree collection will be on regular collection days during the weeks of January 8 and 15 only.
- Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge: Christmas tree collection will take place on Monday, January 8 and Monday, January 15 only.
- Oshawa and Whitby: Residents should refer to their municipal waste collection calendar for their scheduled collection date or contact their local municipality for more information.
The region asked residents to note the following curbside set out specifications:
- All tinsel, decorations, wire, plastic bags, lights, tree skirts, nails and stands must be removed from the tree.
- Trees must be set out by 7 a n your collection day, but no earlier than 7 p.m. the evening before your collection day.
- Trees set out in plastic bags will not be collected.
- Trees exceeding three metres (10 feet) must be cut in half for collection.
- Please ensure trees are not buried in snowbanks or frozen to the ground. Trees that are frozen to the ground or buried in snowbanks will not be collected.
- Do not place Christmas trees on top of, or behind snowbanks – ensure the tree is fully accessible for collection.
Oshawa curbside Christmas tree pickup
Oshawa is asking community members to register their address by Thursday, January 4, in order to receive curbside collection of their Christmas tree. To register visit Oshawa.ca/treecollection or by calling Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311.
Once registered, residents will receive curbside collection of Christmas trees during the week of January 8 to 12. Tree collection may not coincide with your waste collection day. All Christmas trees will be collected no later than Friday, January 12.
Tree collection reminders and requirements:
- Place your tree at the curb no later than Monday, January 8 at 7 am, regardless of your waste collection day.
- Trees longer than 1.8 m (6 feet) must be cut in half so that they fit in the truck.
- Please do not place trees at the curb in advance of the designated collection week to ensure trees do not become stuck or frozen in snow banks or blown down the street.
- Because the trees are composted, it is important to remove tinsel, decorations, lights, stands and plastic tree bags.
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