City of New Bedford schedules Christmas Tree collection

ABC Disposal will collect real Christmas trees from Monday, January 11 through Friday, January 15.

During this week only, residents may place trees at the curb by 7:00 a.m. the weekday after their usual trash and recycling collection. For residents whose trash collection is on Fridays, Christmas trees will only be collected on Monday, January 11.

If a resident’s trash is collected on Mondays, Christmas trees will be collected on Tuesday, January 12, and so on.

Christmas trees will not be collected curbside at any other time. Please remove all ornaments, stands, lights, and tinsel. Do not place trees in plastic bags.

Christmas trees can also be dropped off at the East Beach parking lot on East Rodney French Boulevard between Hudson Street and Seymour Street until January 15; or Brooklawn Park by the Pony League Field (enter at Irvington Street) until January 15.

The Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station at 1103 Shawmut Avenue is also open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.