• How / where: 588 collection points. Find the map of here
• When: from 27.12.2024 till 18.01.2025
• Disposal method: collected trees will be burnt to produce electricity and heat for the city

• How / where: The trees can simply be left on the pavement for collection, but only in the dedicated day (in other case fine €50 – €350 fine can be applied)
• When: The Christmas trees will be collected on the same day as the green waste (once per week). Check your address and collection calendar here
• Disposal method: collected trees will be turned into compost

• How / where: In Belarus Christmas Trees are considered to be bulky waste, so it’s disposal should be done in accordance to the rules for these items: use bulky waste collection points.
• When: 12.01.2025 and 19.01.2025 Remondis Company will collect trees from the bulky waste collection points
• Disposal method: compost

Not so much information about collection points for Christmas Trees in Sofia. But last year Sofia Local Municipality suggested to plant potted trees and do not throw away real trees, but to place them near the gray container, so local municipalities can collect them for composting.

By the way, do not miss this blog post, where I shared detailed recycling rules in Bulgaria.

• How / where: If you’re in Zagreb, place your Christmas tree near your home, but make sure you do not obstruct traffic (including pedestrians). Preferably to group several trees in a group.
• When: 07.01.2025 – end of January 2025
• Disposal method: not specified, just mentioned that it will be moved to recycling yard

Not that much information in web about the Republic of Cyprus Christmas Trees disposal methods.

• How / where: Christmas trees in Prague could be brought to one of the waste collection points (find the list on the online map here) and left near the recycling bins, not inside of them. Other option will be to bring the tree directly to the composting plants (find the exact location on another map).
• When: not specified for this year, but usually the service to collect Christmas Trees from Prague streets operates till end of February.
• Disposal method: Collected trees will be used for compost production, but some trees that were incorrectly disposed could appear in the incinerator to be turned into electricity for the citizens.

• How / where: if you’re living in apartment complex in Copenhagen, please leave your tree in a designated place, organised by waste coordinator of your building. If you’re living in a house, check the schedule of the collection dates here entering your address
• When: 27.12.2024 – 28.02.2025
• Disposal method: Composting

• How / where: Christmas Trees in Estonia are treated as a bulky waste, so should be disposed accordingly. According to the rules if you have a car you can bring the tree to the dedicated collection point by yourself (free of charge) or order a dedicated governmental waste collection service. You can find waste collection points list and their location here.
• When: on demand
• Disposal method: Christmas Trees are converted into wood chips that then are used for heating

• How / where: Helsinki local municipality suggest to place Christmas Tree next to the waste shelter, so it can be collected.
  Alternatively, you can bring your tree directly to so-called Sortti Stations in January – February free of charge (in other months special fee will be applied). Find all the details about Sortti Stations here.
• When: starting from 09.01.2025.
• Disposal method: Majority of Christmas trees in Helsinki are turned into a composting. But for properties without a separate bio-waste bin, Christmas trees are collected with mixed waste bins and are taken to waste-to-energy plants where they are converted into district heating and electricity.

• How / where: 181 collection points across Paris city are created in 2025 year to collect Christmas trees after holidays. Find the nearest collection point using the map provided by local municipality.
  Note: improper disposal of Christmas trees can lead to a fine from €35 to the very significant amount. For example, if you’ll decide to bring your tree to the forest and leave it there the fine can be up to €1500!
• When: 26.12.2024 – 20.01.2025
• Disposal method: mulch will be created from disposed Christmas Tree in Paris

• How / where: In Berlin all Christmas Trees will be picked up by the City Cleaning service. It’s advised to leave the tree at the side of the road the evening before the collection date for your address (find collection dates details below).
  Another option is to bring Christmas Tree to the Town of Berlin Recycling Center at 19 Town Farm Lane during normal business hours Monday to Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon.
• When: from 08.01.2025 during the upcoming 2 weeks. The exact date for your household you can find via this link: just enter your address.
• Disposal method: not specified in official resources

General process of Christmas Trees disposal in Greece is based on the individual collection process: to order it call to the service line (800 1115 192) and request to pick up service.
Some municipalities installed general collection points in their cities. But I did not manage to find the list or a map.
Collected trees will be converted to the compost or a biomass that is planned to be used as energy.

• How / Where: 250 dedicated places are organised across the city to collect Christmas Trees from Budapest citizens. You can also leave the tree near the recycling bins in your household.
• When: after 06.01.2025
• Disposal method: incineration to produce heat and electricity for the city

• How / Where: disposal service for Christmas Trees is organised by the Dublin City Council. You can bring your tree to one of the city the Recycling Centers (list of them + workig hours are listed here). The service is free of charge.
• When: 05.01.2025 – 18.01.2025
• Disposal method: compost, wood chips production

• How / Where: Rome city Recycling Centers Ama Roma are ready to accept your Christmas Tree and give it a second life. To find the nearest recycling center please use this page: here you can find not only locations, but also working hours of these facilities.
• When: 02.01.2025 – 19.01.2025
• Disposal method: composting mainly, but some trees that are in a good state can be collected for replanting

• How / Where: if you’re living in the apartment complex, it’s worth to contact your building management company to learn how the Christmas Trees removal will be organised (rules and dates can vary, but usually it’s collection points nearby, managed privately by a particular building complex).
  And if you’re living in the private house you can order a collection service (read details below).
  Option available for all: you can bring your Christmas Tree to the Recycling Center (addresses you can find here).
• When: prior application till 27.12.2024 is required to order the collection service from Eco Baltia vide (applicable only for trees not higher than 2.5m tall)
• Disposal method: collected Christmas trees will be recycled into the energy (incineration). Also part of the wood chips collected will be donated to the animal shelter Ulubele.

• How / where: In Vilnius this 2025 year season there are 102 dedicated collections points for Christmas Trees.
  Alternative option will be to bring the tree directly to one of the 5 green waste collection sites in the city: 50 Pilaitė Ave., 113B Liepkalnio St., 36C V.A. Graičiūno St., 209S Pramonės St. and 1 Pumpėnų St. Those who failed to dispose the Christmas Tree correctly can face a fine up to €600.
• When: 06.01.2025 till the end of January 2025
• Disposal method: biofuel and compost can be made from disposed Christmas Trees in Vilnius

If you’re living in Luxembourg city just leave the Christmas tree outside your property on the pavement before 6AM on your usual mixed municipal household waste collection day. Find the schedule here.
Alternative option is to bring the tree to the Recycling Center (find the address and working hours here).

• No information was found, unfortunately. If you know some details, please contact me.

• How / where: the easiest way to dispose your Christmas Tree in Amsterdam is to use one of the collection points in the city: find the nearest entering your postal code here.
  Other option will be to bring the tree to the Recycling Center.
• When: 27.12.2024 – 17.01.2025 are the working dates of collection points. In other dates – please go the the recycling center.
• Disposal method: not specified

• How / where: If you’re living in Warsaw, then you have 2 options to utilise your Christmas Tree: leave it near the green waste container for further collection or you can bring to one of the 4 recycling centers in the city, so called PSZOK (read my detailed post about PSZOK and recycling in Warsaw here). It can be the case that your household organised the dedicated place for Trees collection near the building – use it then accordingly.
  IMPORTANT: green waste bins are not equal to bio waste bins, despite both containers content is dedicated for further composting. In my apartment complex the administration installed orange containers for bulky waste
• When: check PSZOK working hours, while green waste bins collection days vary from district to district: check the schedule for your address here
• Disposal method: composting

• There is literally no information available in easy access online for Portugal (I’ve searched both in English and in Portuguese). If you know exact details, please contact me via my Instagram page, please. What I’ve managed to find so far:
• How / where: Seems that Christmas Trees in Portugal are considered as “bulk waste” therefore, it’s utilisation should happen in a way of ordering a special (free of charge) municipal collection service (find details via the link attached);
• When: Collection is happening after 06.01.2025 and during the whole month (again, mostly as an assumption, driven by last years info posts)
• Disposal method: Most probably collected trees are composted – this is mostly an assumption driven by the fact that there a dedicated composting plant available in the country

• How / where: Christmas Trees disposal in Bucharest will work very similar to other European cities: collection points will be organized across the city. Alternatively, you can bring your tree to the recycling station.
  For those who are not following the disposal rules the fine can be applied up to 500 lei (~€100).
• When: During the whole month in January 2025 and most probably in February as well.
• Disposal method: Christmas Trees that will be collected from Bucharest streets will be used for the production of compost, fertilizer or pellets.

• How / Where: 730 Christmas Trees collection points are installed across the Bratislava city, that’s according to the local municipality website.
  Alternative option is to bring the tree directly to the Recycling Yard.
  Option for those who have a small tree or branches: shred it to a very small pieces and add to the composting bin.
• When: 07.01.2025 – 14.02.2025 – collections points will work. And after these days you still can bring the tree to the OLO Recycling Yard or use your composting bin (do not forget to shred in the 2nd case then).
• Disposal method: majority of trees will be mulched during the New Year mulching days (wow! I want to visit this event!). While some trees will be converted into book shelves or donated to the local ZOO.

Very limited information is available for Slovenia country. But I’ve managed to collect some details reading some close-to-topic articles (like this one, for example). Despite other Europe capitals, there is no central collection system for Christmas Trees in Ljubljana.

You can bring your tree to the nearest waste collection center of the municipal waste management company Voka Snaga: you can do it both in the Barje Collection Center and in the Povšetova Collection Center. Alternative option will be to cut your tree into smaller pieces and use brown bin for the organic waste.

• How / Where: First of all, you can use one of the 100+ collection points to bring your Christmas Tree in Stockholm. Find the list of the points via this link.
  If you’re living in apartment complex, the collection rules can vary: some order a centralized pick up service, while others will ask to use bio waste bin but to shred the tree before disposal.
  For violating the rules and disposing the tree right on the city streets you can receive a fine that is starting from €70.
• When: 25.12.2024 – 31.01.2025
• Disposal Method: this is absolutely my top of the top way of disposal. Revealed that there is a pilot project in Sweden to use disposed Christmas Trees as a home for a marine habitats! How cool is that?
  ..and other trees, not participated in the project will be composted 🙂

• Christmas Trees collection rules and dates can vary across different districts. Check details on the dedicated website here. General rule is to use dedicated drop off locations or use the “bulk waste” utilisation service – this can be a good option for those, who are planning to utilise not only Christmas Tree but some other bulky waste in one go.
• Disposal method: Christmas Trees will be mulched and later used in parks and gardens across the city