Christmas Tree Pickup 2026–27 in Metro Detroit
Most metro Detroit towns pick up real Christmas trees at the curb for two to four weeks after Christmas, usually on your regular trash day. Strip the tree bare first: no lights, ornaments, tinsel, stand or plastic bag. 3 of the 72 towns we track have posted 2026–27 dates so far; for 44 more we show the current rule or last season's dates.
Season: Dec 26, 2026 – early February 2027 · Last checked Oct 14, 2026
How to put a tree out
- Take off every light, ornament, hook and strand of tinsel. Decorated trees are often left behind.
- Remove the stand and any plastic tree bag; trees are chipped or composted.
- Several towns, including Detroit, Eastpointe, Allen Park, and Commerce and Brownstown townships, ask you to cut trees over 6 feet in half.
- Put it at the curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day, separate from your trash cart.
- Artificial trees are not yard waste. Put them out as trash or bulk.
Tree pickup by town, dated notices first
| Town | County | Pickup window or rule | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Township | Wayne | Jan 4–15, 2027 | 2026–27 dates published |
| Roseville | Macomb | Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 (city) | 2026–27 dates published |
| Sterling Heights | Macomb | Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 | 2026–27 dates published |
| Allen Park | Wayne | Priority Waste collects trees and garland for the 4 weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Brownstown Township | Wayne | Trees go out with trash from the last week of December through February, but call WM at 866-797-9018 first to schedule. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Canton Township | Wayne | Christmas trees are picked up during the first three weeks of January. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Ecorse | Wayne | Ecorse's contract has Priority Waste remove Christmas trees and garland once a year; no dates are listed. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Garden City | Wayne | The special Christmas tree pickup runs Dec 26 – Jan 15. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | Wayne | Priority Waste collects trees and garland for the 4 weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Inkster | Wayne | Priority Waste collects trees for three weeks after the holidays. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Northville Township | Wayne | Priority Waste picks up trees for the three weeks after Christmas Day. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| River Rouge | Wayne | Priority Waste collects Christmas trees and garland once a year; it lists no set timeframe. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Southgate | Wayne | Southgate's contract has Priority Waste remove Christmas trees and garland each year; no dates are listed. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Trenton | Wayne | City crews pick up trees in front of your house for a few weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Wyandotte | Wayne | Priority Waste picks up trees from Dec 26 through Feb 1 and drops them at the city's DPS yard. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Center Line | Macomb | Priority Waste picks up Christmas trees from Dec 27 through Jan 15. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Eastpointe | Macomb | Priority Waste collects Christmas trees and garland for the 4 weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Fraser | Macomb | Priority Waste collects Christmas trees and garland for the 4 weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Mount Clemens | Macomb | Put the tree at the curb with your regular garbage. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Shelby Township | Macomb | Priority Waste picks up Christmas trees starting Dec 26 and keeps collecting until they're gone. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Washington Township | Macomb | Priority Waste's township brochure says trees are collected from Christmas week through January 31. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Auburn Hills | Oakland | Trees are collected through the second week of February. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Bloomfield Township | Oakland | Put trees out on your normal trash day for up to 3 weeks after Christmas. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Commerce Township | Oakland | Trees are collected at the curb for three weeks after Christmas Day. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Farmington Hills | Oakland | Trees at the curb are collected with your regular trash pickup until the end of January. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Madison Heights | Oakland | Public Services crews chip trees from the week after Christmas through mid-January. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Novi | Oakland | Priority Waste picks up trees from Dec 26 through the week that includes Jan 15. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Oak Park | Oakland | Holiday trees are collected through the second week of January. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Orion Township | Oakland | WM collects trees on your regular day during Christmas week and the three weeks after. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Pontiac | Oakland | Priority Waste picks up trees during the first two weeks of January. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Rochester Hills | Oakland | Priority Waste picks up trees the week of Christmas and for the three weeks after. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Royal Oak | Oakland | Trees are collected during the first two weeks of January on your regular trash day by a chipping contractor. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Southfield | Oakland | Southfield's contract with Priority Waste covers Christmas tree pickup at any time; put it out on your trash day. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Waterford Township | Oakland | Waterford's new Priority Waste contract includes Christmas tree collection. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Wixom | Oakland | Priority Waste picks up trees from Dec 26 through the week that includes Jan 15. | Standing rule · recheck in December |
| Detroit | Wayne | Last season the city collected Christmas trees during the first two full weeks of January 2026 on your regular collection day. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Livonia | Wayne | Livonia collects trees for composting during one week in early January on your regular trash day (Jan 6–10 in 2025). | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Westland | Wayne | Westland has run curbside tree pickup on trash day in early January (Jan 3–14 in 2022, the last dated notice we found). | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Utica | Macomb | Priority Waste picks up trees on Utica's Thursday trash day for a few weeks after Christmas. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Berkley | Oakland | In the 2024–25 season DPW crews picked up trees after the holidays; residents called 248-658-3490 to schedule. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Birmingham | Oakland | through Jan 30, 2026 (last season) | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Clawson | Oakland | In the 2024–25 season trees were collected curbside on Wednesdays until the third week of January. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Ferndale | Oakland | In the 2024–25 season Ferndale picked up trees with regular trash collection. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Hazel Park | Oakland | In the 2024–25 season trees were collected curbside on Wednesdays during January. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Lathrup Village | Oakland | Trees have gone out as bulk items with regular garbage (Lathrup's trash day is Monday). | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Rochester | Oakland | In the 2024–25 season the city chipped trees left at the curb weekly through January, starting the first week of January. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Troy | Oakland | Last season Troy collected trees from Dec 28 through mid-January: put the tree at the curb before 7 a.m. | Based on last season · recheck in December |
| Dearborn | Wayne | Dearborn and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Dearborn Heights | Wayne | Dearborn Heights and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Grosse Pointe | Wayne | The City of Grosse Pointe DPW hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | Wayne | Grosse Pointe Farms DPW hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Grosse Pointe Park | Wayne | Grosse Pointe Park moved to Express Waste on Oct 1, 2026, and no tree rule has been posted yet. | Not posted yet |
| Grosse Pointe Shores | Wayne | Grosse Pointe Shores DPW hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Hamtramck | Wayne | Hamtramck and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Harper Woods | Wayne | Harper Woods and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Highland Park | Wayne | Highland Park and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Lincoln Park | Wayne | Lincoln Park and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Melvindale | Wayne | Melvindale and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Redford Township | Wayne | Redford Township and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Riverview | Wayne | Riverview hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Romulus | Wayne | Romulus (WM) hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Taylor | Wayne | Taylor and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Chesterfield Township | Macomb | Chesterfield Township and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Clinton Township | Macomb | Clinton Township and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Harrison Township | Macomb | Harrison Township (Tringali Sanitation) hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Macomb Township | Macomb | Macomb Township and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| New Baltimore | Macomb | New Baltimore and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| St. Clair Shores | Macomb | St. | Not posted yet |
| Warren | Macomb | Warren hasn't posted a Christmas tree pickup notice we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Highland Township | Oakland | Highland Township and Priority Waste haven't posted a tree pickup rule we could find. | Not posted yet |
| Independence Township | Oakland | Independence Township has no township-wide hauler, so tree pickup depends on the private hauler you hire. | Not posted yet |
| West Bloomfield Township | Oakland | West Bloomfield Township hasn't posted a tree pickup rule we could find, and its hauler contract is being rebid. | Not posted yet |
“2026–27 dates published” means the city or hauler posted this season's dates. “Standing rule” is the current published rule with no year on it. “Based on last season” uses the most recent dated notice we found. Towns post January dates in December, so we'll update this page then.
Drop-off options
Westland's Recycle Center (37137 Marquette) takes undecorated trees seasonally. Royal Oak and Oak Park point residents to SOCRRA in Troy, but SOCRRA says it stopped taking yard waste at its 995 Coolidge site as of April 6, 2026, so call before you drive a tree there. Several towns have no posted rule yet; we list who to call on each town page.
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Quick answers
When is Christmas tree pickup in metro Detroit for 2026–27?
Most towns collect real trees at the curb on your regular trash day from Dec 26 through mid-January, and a few run into February. 3 of 72 towns have posted 2026–27 dates so far; check your town's page.
Do I need to take the lights and ornaments off my Christmas tree?
Yes. Towns chip or compost the trees, so remove all lights, ornaments, hooks, tinsel, the stand and any plastic bag, or the tree may be left at the curb.
Do I have to cut my Christmas tree in half?
Some towns require it for trees over 6 feet, including Detroit (Priority Waste areas), Eastpointe, Allen Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Commerce Township and Brownstown Township.
Can I put an artificial Christmas tree out for pickup?
Artificial trees are not yard waste. Put them out as trash or as a bulk item following your town's bulk rules.