Cedar Falls Shared Holiday Tree Disposal Information

Press release from the City of Cedar Falls:

December 28, 2020

Cleaning up after the holidays? Cedar Falls Public Works offers these helpful reminders to residents!

Tree Disposal

Clean Trees: Do not have ornaments, tinsel, flocking, or attached tree stands. These will be considered as yard waste. They may be brought to the Transfer Station on Mondays for a $0.75 disposal fee or you may cut to 4ft lengths and attach a Cedar Falls Christmas tree tag to a portion of the tree for $1.25. Place the tree at the curb and call 273-8629 for a Monday pickup. All plastic bags must be removed.

Unclean Trees: Have flocked limbs or are heavily tinseled. These will be considered as garbage. These trees may be brought to the Transfer Station Tuesday through Friday for a $0.75 disposal fee or you may cut to 4ft lengths and attach a Cedar Falls Christmas tree tag to a portion of the tree for $1.25 and place at the curb on your normal garbage day pickup.

Trees will only be picked up from December 28, 2020, through January 25, 2021.

Tree tags are available at the following:

Hyvee-College Square Mall

Fareway Grocery– Magnolia Drive and South Main

Ace Hardware– 18th Street

Cedar Falls Transfer Station-15th and State

Additional Holiday Cleaning Reminders

Holiday lights can be recycled at the Transfer Station for free. Wrapping paper is not accepted as recycling.

This press release was produced by the City of Cedar Falls. The views expressed here are the author’s own.