Natural Christmas Tree Collection Starts January 9

The City of Edmonton will start collecting natural Christmas trees on January 9, 2015. Trees will be picked up for recycling within three weeks of this date, but not necessarily on residents’ scheduled waste collection days.


Residents are asked to:

• Set natural Christmas trees out for collection by 7 a.m. on Friday, January 9
• Place their un-bagged tree on its side next to their garbage bags
• Cut extra-large trees into two-metre (six-foot) lengths
• Remove ornaments, tinsel, garlands, nails, screws and tree stands, so that they are acceptable for composting 

Apartment and condo residents should take their natural Christmas trees to a Recycling Depot or to one of the City’s three Eco Stations free of charge by January 30. Christmas trees should NOT be placed in, or near, apartment garbage or recycling bins.

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Holiday Waste Collection

Due to the holidays the City of Edmonton has made the following changes to its waste collection schedule. If your collection falls on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, your waste will be collected on Monday, December 23, 2013.

If your collection falls on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, your waste will be collected on Monday, December 30, 2013 instead.

If your collection day is Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, there will be no change over the holidays. (Collectors will be working on Boxing Day, December 26, 2013.)

Please remember that for your collector’s safety and your own, it is important to clear snow from your collection area and spread sand on icy surfaces. Place garbage and recycling bags on level ground as close to the street or alley as possible, not on top of windrows or snow piles. 

The City thanks residents for helping make our collectors’ job safer, especially during the holiday and winter season.

For more information about waste collection visit edmonton.ca/wastecollection or call 311.

Collection Made Easy

A notice will be mailed to all single family households starting January 14, to let residents know about the change to weekly collection starting February 5^th. The notice will inform residents of their collection day, which will remain the same year-round.