How to dispose of a Christmas tree in Berlin

Every year in January, BSR collects old Christmas trees in Berlin. This is a free service. The Christmas tree pickup dates can be found on the BSR website.

Find the collection dates

Every year in January, BSR collects old Christmas trees. The collection dates (Abholtermine) depend on your address.

Tree disposal calendar – Berliner Stadtreinigung

Leave your tree on the sidewalk

Remove all the decorations from the tree, and bring it outside 1 or 2 days before the collection date.1 Leave the tree on the sidewalk, close to the street. It should not get in the way or block the sidewalk.

Old Christmas trees on a Berlin sidewalk

The trees are used to make biogas.2

Sources and footnotes
  1. reddit.com/r/berlin 

  2. bsr.de