BG to pick up real Christmas trees for recycling starting on Jan. 2

For locations served by city refuse and recycling collection, Christmas trees will be collected through a special one-week collection in January.

This year’s collection will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Collection is not connected to the regular refuse/recycling schedule.

Follow the guidelines below:

  • Trees should be placed curbside by 7 a.m. the Tuesday of the scheduled collection week.
  • Please remove all decorations, metal nails, lights and tree stands.
  • Trees should not be left in bags.

Once crews complete a street, they will not return. Christmas trees are recycled into wood chips, which are available for resident use.