January 6, 2026

So, you still have your Christmas tree up. It’s a beauty, a real fresh cut tree. Well, it was fresh when you put it up, now it’s a dry, brittle ready to be hauled out of the house tree. You don’t want to take it to the tree drop off. So, what do you do. USDA’s Rod Bain with some ideas to reuse or recycle that old tree, starting with grinding it up and using it for:

If you do decide to take it to the tree drop off in Ottawa. It’s at the city brush dump site on west Second. Head over the hill by the Orlis Cox Sports Complex and follow the road directly to it. Remember, the drop off is for real trees only.