How to properly dispose of your Christmas tree [Video]

Do you still have your Christmas tree and want to know what to do with it?

Depending on where you live, you may be able to put it out at the curb for collecting next week.

Waterloo Region

For two weeks after Christmas Day, the Region of Waterloo’s waste management teams will pick up trees during curbside collection.

From Jan. 6 to Jan. 17, the region will allow residents to put trees on the curb by 7 a.m. All ornaments and decorations must be removed from the tree and the tree cannot be bagged.

Residents are asked to cut trees longer than 1.8 metres or six feet in half.

Keep the tree visible on the curb and don’t place it on or behind a snowbank.

If the tree is artificial, the region will still pick it up and classify it as a bulky item.

If you miss out on the two week …