City of Syracuse to Collect Christmas Trees in January

Published on December 27, 2023

The City of Syracuse Department of Public Works (DPW) will collect natural Christmas trees curbside using a quadrant pickup schedule during the month of January. Residents should set out trees in the Northeast on Jan. 6-7, Southeast on Jan. 13-14, Southwest on Jan. 20-21, and Northwest on Jan. 27-28.

Before placing trees curbside, residents should remove all decorations, lights, tinsel, stands, plastic, and metal from trees. Natural wreathes, garland or swags will not be accepted as they have metal in them. Artificial trees should properly bagged and disposed of inside city provided trash cart according to the regular pickup schedule or by scheduling a bulk pickup by calling Cityline at (315) 448-CITY (2489).

Residents may also drop off trees to Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) at either the Jamesville Compost Site, located at 4370 Route 91, Jamesville, or the Amboy Compost Site, located at 6296 Airport Road, Camillus. Both sites are open for free tree drop off Monday through Friday (excluding weekends), Jan. 2 to Jan. 12, 2024 from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Visit ocrra.org/how-do-i-get-rid-of/christmas-trees/ for details.

The setout schedule is available online in the 2024 City Services Guide at syr.gov/PublicWorks. The guide will also be mailed to all city residential addresses in early January.