Now that Christmas is over, you might be ready to take down your tree. Toss it on the curb, recycle it or use it for landscaping.
Some towns have programs where you can drop off your tree to be turned in to chips for park walks. You can landscape with your tree brush by placing branches and needles under trees and shrubs to be used as winter mulch in your lawn.
Before placing a Christmas tree outside, be sure to remove all decorations first. Lights, garland, tinsel and all metal should be removed from the branches. Be sure to never use tree remnants in a fireplace or wood stove, as suggested by the National Christmas Tree Association.
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Christmas Tree Disposal Information by Town
Bensalem Township: Residents can leave their Christmas trees curbside on Jan. 11. Waste Management workers will pick them up. According to company spokeswoman Judy Archibald, those with especially large trees should cut them in half.
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Buckingham Township: Bring your tree to the parking lot of the Buckingham Township Water Department Building located at 4124 Mechanicsville Road. No deadline for disposal is posted on the township's Web site.
Doylestown Borough: Residents can drop their trees off at the borough public works yard at the foot of Harvey Avenue, now through Friday, Jan. 27.
Doylestown Township: To schedule a pick up to recycle your Christmas tree, contact info@doylestownpa.org today, Jan. 2. Trees will be picked up on Jan. 7. If you have the means to transport your tree, drop it off at the township building between now and Feb. 15.
Horsham Township: Dates are below. If your trash hauler is not listed, you may need to call for tree collection dates.
Evergreen Waste Solutions Jan. 3
Allied Waste Jan. 7
Chest-Mont Jan. 7
Arthur Moore January 7
Waste Management Jan. 21
G & C Waste Feb. 4
Levittown: Middletown Township is accepting Christmas trees to be chipped and used as mulch in parks. Trees can be dropped off between Jan. 3 and Jan. 24 at Middletown Community Center, located at 2140 Trenton Road in Levittown or Middletown Community Park, located at 2600 Langhorne-Yardley Road in Langhorne. All ornaments and tinsel must be removed from the tree.
Lower Moreland: The Public Works Department will pick up trees Jan. 3, Jan. 9 and Jan. 16.
Warminster: Recycle your Christmas tree as part of the chipping program. Trees will be chipped and used for park trails and if there are leftovers, the community will be able to use the remains for landscaping purposes. All decorations must be removed from the tree before dropping it off at the WREC, located at 1101 Little Lane, or Warminster Community Park, located at 300 Veterans Way. The chipping program runs from Jan. 1 through Jan. 30.
