Special Topic - Christmas Trees
Most garbage haulers offer Christmas tree collection as part of their service. The usual collection period is the first two weeks after New Years Day in January on the regular garbage pickup day. Some municipalities collect and chip Christmas trees for mulch. Contact your hauler or municipality to obtain specific pickup and preparation information for your area.
Bunker Hills Compost Site
The Bunker Hills compost site will be open for two weekends in January to receive Christmas trees and evergreen garland (not heavily bound with wire), as well as other types of yard and tree waste. Examples of acceptable yard and tree waste include leaves, grass clippings, garden waste, weeds, brush, logs, and stumps.
January 2010 Winter Hours
| Saturday, January 9 |
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 10 |
Noon - 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 16 |
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 17 |
Noon - 4:30 p.m. |
Where: Bunker Hills Compost Site, 13285 Hanson Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448 (located one mile north of Main Street, see map).
Residents are asked to remove all wire from evergreen boughs and garland before bringing them to the compost site. Christmas trees should be free of tinsel, and any ornaments, wire, and stands. There is a $1.50 charge per Christmas tree.
Yard and tree waste
In addition to Christmas trees, yard and tree waste will also be accepted for the two weekends in January listed above. There is a fee of $4 per vehicle for debagged yard waste up to four cubic yards. An additional 50 cents per yard will be charged in excess of four cubic yards. There is a variable fee for tree waste disposal, depending on the size and amount of the material. Residents are asked to keep yard waste separate from tree waste.
Note: The Bunker Hills and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes compost sites will re-open on April 1, 2010, weather permitting.
Anoka County Integrated Waste Management
Government Center
2100 3rd Avenue, STE 340
Anoka, MN 55303-5032
Phone: 763-323-5730 | Fax: 763-323-5731 | E-mail:
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