How To Get Rid Of Christmas Trees In Westlake

WESTLAKE, OH — The city of Westlake will again help residents dispose of both their live and artificial Christmas trees.

Residents with live trees can leave their Canaan firs and Norwegian spruces (or whatever type of tree) on their tree lawn, next to their rubbish. All ornaments, lights, garland, strands, and other decorations need to be stripped from the tree and placed in their own trash bags.

Artificial tree disposal is a little more complicated. The fake trees will need to be broken down into their parts. Those parts will be collected with the regular trash.

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For residents that want an alternative Christmas tree disposal option, Cuyahoga County offers options for turning a tree into feed for local farm animals. All decorations have to be stripped from trees before they're donated.

"On the east side, contact Kelly’s Working Well Farm, 16495 S. Franklin Street in Chagrin Falls 440-247-7825 for donation details. On the west side, drop off trees at Stearns Homestead, 6975 Ridge Road in Parma (place undecorated trees in the front pasture along the fence)," the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District said.

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