City Announces Options for Disposing of Christmas Trees

January 6, 2022

The city will haul away trees on recycling collection days in January; Delaware Center for Horticulture will hold the annual “TreeCycle” event this Saturday

Wilmington’s Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams announced today that the City will begin collecting discarded Christmas trees on regularly scheduled recycling days throughout the month of January. Residents should place their trees at the curb for collection minus any decorations, lights, or tree stands. NO artificial trees will be collected. Trees must be brought to the curb between 6 p.m. the day before collection and 4 a.m. the day of collection.

City residents also have the option of taking their tree to the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) parking lot at 1810 North DuPont Street this Saturday, January 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for its annual TreeCycle event [thedch.org]. Trees will be shredded for FREE thanks to DCH’s partner, The Davey Tree Expert Company.

Follow this link for more information about trash and recycling in the City. To report issues about trash and recycling collection, please dial 3-1-1 or visit: www.WilmingtonDE.gov/311.