City picking up discarded Christmas trees in early January

The City of Mt. Pleasant Street Department staff will be picking up discarded Christmas trees from Jan. 3-14.

This curbside collection can be utilized by attaching two refuse tags to the tree for a total cost of $6.30.

Individual tags are available at Greentree Grocery. Multiple tags can be purchased at Meijer, Ric’s, and City Hall. Trees are to be placed at the curb, even in areas where normal trash collection is in the alley. If anyone knows they will be using this service, please call (989) 779-5401 or email publicworks@mt-pleasant.org with the date the tree will be curbside.

All tinsel and plastic bags must be removed, and the trunk ends of the trees face the street. Evergreen wreaths will not be collected.

After Jan. 14 trees may be taken to the Materials Recovery Facility or disposed of through the City’s brush chipping program. For more information, visit mt-pleasant.org.