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York County’s Free Christmas Tree Collection Begins Jan. 6

(York County)

YORK COUNTY — York County announced its free Christmas tree curbside collection program begins Monday, Jan. 6, and continues through Friday, Jan. 10.

Residents must place trees at the roadside by 7 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, for collection during the week, the county said.

The program is available to all county communities, including those that do not subscribe to the county’s curbside collection programs, it added. In order to provide this service to communities not on a curbside collection program, the county’s Waste Management division requires:

  • Approval from the Homeowners Association or community management group
  • A designated drop-off site within the community where residents can bring trees. The designated site needs to be in a location with access to the large knuckle boom truck used for collections.

In addition to curbside collection, all York County residents, including non-subscribers, may deliver their Christmas trees to the VPPSA Compost Facility at 145 Goodwin Neck Road Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For both curbside collection and drop-off:

  • trees must not be placed in tree bags
  • all lights, tinsel, and ornaments must be removed
  • trees must be placed without a tree stand
  • trees larger than 6’ should be cut in half

For more information or to schedule a neighborhood pickup, call the York County Waste Management Center at 757-890-3780 or send an email to waste@yorkcounty.gov.

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