The city of Austin has two options for recycling your Christmas tree: curbside collection or drop-off. City curbside customers can recycle their trees starting on Thursday, Dec. 26. Residents should set out their trees by 5:30 a.m. on their composting collection day.

A long-standing tradition in Austin continues this year. The good people at Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) have, for more than 30 years, given City of Austin curbside customers an excellent opportunity to recycle their Christmas tree.

Christmas is over, but what do you do with your tree? Here's the best way to dispose it and what you need to do before getting rid of it.