Swampscott Christmas Curbside Tree Collection For One Week Only

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott residents will have to get busy taking down those Christmas trees if they want to dispose of them through curbside collection.

The town will collect trees for one week only this year beginning on Jan. 9. Trees will be picked up on a home's normal trash/recycling day.

All lights, ornaments, garland and other decorations must be removed from the tree as it goes directly to a chipper.

Trees should be placed out on the curbside no later than 7 a.m. on the morning of trash collection and should be in a place that is easily accessible for trucks doing the collection.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)