No sooner has your Christmas tree taken up residence in your home than it's time for it to go... To avoid finding a whole heap of trees in the streets of the capital, the city is setting up a special service until January 20, 2025, allowing you to drop off your Christmas tree and give it a second life! It's a fun and easy way to recycle, and all you have to do is find your nearest collection point on the city council's website!
Your Christmas tree will then be shredded and reused in Parisian green spaces, "by gardeners in the form of mulch and spread at the foot of flower beds and on paths"." This helps to reduce the appearance of weeds, limit water evaporation and encourage the development of underground micro-organisms that improve soil life," explains the City of Paris. A good deed that will clear the clutter in your living room, if you can't keep the tree for next year.
181 collection points are open throughout the city, often in parks and gardens. Please note: to be recycled, your tree must be left unbagged, unadorned and unpainted! Last year, almost 110,470 trees were given a new lease of life in the gardens of the capital.
If you forget the date, don't panic: the city says youcan "put your tree out at the same time as your building's green-lidded "household waste" bins". A refuse collection truck will then pick it up.
Dates and Opening Time
From December 26, 2024 to January 20, 2025
Official website
www.paris.fr
