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Reminder! This is the last week for Christmas tree pickup.

The Department of Public Works will collect trees on recycling day, which for most in the North End area, is Friday January 15th.

Residents should remove all ornaments and decorations before putting trees at the curb.

For more information, call 617-635-4500.

The Department of Public Works will collect Christmas trees for two weeks beginning January 4th.

"I hope that every Boston resident will give the environment a present this year by properly disposing their Christmas trees and used wrapping paper," said Mayor Menino. "Our crews will recycle the trees by composting them, which is part of our efforts to turn Beantown into Greentown."

Residents should remove all ornaments, decorations, and stands from their Christmas trees before placing them at the curb on the day of their regular recycling collection.

Mayor Menino also reminds residents to participate in the City's new "Recycle More" program thats allows residents to mix all recycling together, including wrapping paper.

If your building puts trash in a dumpster, trees should be placed next to the dumpster for collection.  If you miss these recycling times, call 617-635-4959 for possible additional date or dates in January.

For more information on tree recycling for other areas of Massachusetts, and indeed nationwide, log on to www.pickyourownchristmastree.org/disposing.php.

Update on Monday, December 28, 2009 by Matt C.

Recycling Day in the North End is Friday, so the dates for tree pickups are January 8th and 15th.

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