Here’s when to put your old Christmas tree at the curb in Windsor

Nic Case picks up a Christmas tree at a Kingston, Ont. home. (Kimberley Johnson/CTV News Ottawa)

Windsor residents are being asked to check their collection calendar for their Christmas tree recycling date.

Collection in Windsor begins the week of Jan. 16 and runs until Jan. 27.

Look for the Christmas tree symbol in your waste collection calendar for your Christmas tree/yard waste collection day. There are nine zones on the map, with each one getting a designated day.

Windsor collection schedule map. (Source: City of Windsor)

Here are some tips from the city:

• Have Christmas trees and Yard Waste placed at your curb by 6:00 a.m. for collection.
• Remove all decorations, lights, wire, tree skirts, stands and nails. Trees are shredded into wood chips.
• Trees longer than 1.8 metres (6 feet) must be cut in half so that they fit in the truck.
• Do not use plastic fake snow on your tree; your tree cannot be recycled/shredded with this.
• Avoid using a plastic tree bag. If you do place your tree in a plastic bag to bring your tree to the curb, remove it and throw it in the garbage.
• Bundle loose branches (no longer than 4 feet/1.2 metres) and cedar roping and place beside your Christmas tree.
• Take your tree to the curb only on your special collection day as they sometimes become frozen to a snow bank or on the ground.
• Leaves and other yard waste left over from the fall can also be placed out for collection on your designated Christmas tree pickup day. To increase collection efficiency, please put trees and yard waste at a common location with an adjacent neighbour, away from parked cars.