Convenient curbside Christmas tree collection in January

Whitby, Ontario – When the holidays are over, Durham Region will collect natural Christmas trees to be shredded into wood chips and used as mulch.

When and where:

• Ajax and Pickering: Christmas tree collection will be on regular collection days during the weeks of January 7 and 14.
• Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge: Christmas tree collection will only take place on Monday, January 7 and Monday, January 14.
• Oshawa and Whitby: residents should refer to their municipal waste collection calendar for their scheduled collection date, or call their local municipality.

Unfavourable weather conditions may delay collection; please leave trees out for collection on your scheduled date. Residents are encouraged to sign up for collection alerts by downloading the Durham Region Waste App or visiting durham.ca/waste.

Please note the following set-out specifications:

• Trees must have tinsel, decorations, wire, plastic bags, lights and stands removed.
• Trees must be set out by 7 a.m. on your collection day, but no earlier than 7 p.m. the evening before your collection day.
• Trees in plastic bags will not be collected.
• There is no limit to the number of trees collected per household.
• Trees exceeding three metres (10 feet) must be cut in half.
• Please ensure trees are not buried in snow banks or frozen to the ground.

Residents who miss their collection day may also drop off trees at any of Durham’s waste management facilities (disposal fees will apply). For more information, visit durham.ca/wmf, email waste@durham.ca, call 1-800-667-5671 or download the Durham Region Waste App.

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For more information, please contact Corporate Communications.