How to dispose of your Christmas tree

(WPRI) -- The holidays have come to a close, and now many people are left with Christmas trees in need of disposal.

Residents are urged to properly recycle their trees, and below you will find a list of communities and how they will be handling tree collection. If your city or town is not listed, please contact them directly for more information.

(Note: Trees should not be put in plastic bags, and all ornaments, tinsel, and stands should be removed from trees prior to pickup.)

Attleboro

• Curbside tree collection will take place the week of Jan. 7 - Jan. 11. ( More info )

Barrington

• Free curbside pickup available Jan. 7 until Jan. 25. ( More info )

Burrillville

• No curbside pickup offered, trees are to be brought to the Whipple Avenue Recycling & Compost Center on the first and second Wednesdays and Saturdays of January. ( More info )

Coventry

• Curbside collection available throughout the month of January.

Cranston

• Free curbside collection begins Jan. 2 and runs for two weeks. ( More info )

Cumberland

• No curbside collection program, drop-off locations available on the town's website.

East Greenwich

• Curbside pickup offered Jan. 7 through Jan. 11. ( More info )

East Providence

• Curbside pickup program runs Jan. 3 until Jan. 20.
• Various drop-off locations available on the city's website.

Fall River

• Curbside pickup offered during the first two weeks of January, according to Earth911.com
• Boy Scout Troop 77 is holding a fundraiser, in which they will remove your tree for $10 on Jan. 5 and Jan. 12. ( Click here to learn more )

Johnston

• Trees can be put out anytime, will be taken with regular trash collection.

Middletown

• Christmas trees will be picked up with yard waste on collection days. Residents are asked to not put trees on the curb until the night before pickup. ( More info )

Narragansett

• No curbside collection, trees can be dropped off at no charge to the Rose Hill Regional Transfer Station from the end of December through the last week of January. ( More info )

Newport

• Trees will be picked up during yard waste collection week of Jan. 14.

North Kingstown

• Trees can be dropped off free of charge to the North Kingstown Transfer Station, located at 345 Devils Foot Road. ( More info )

North Providence

• Trees will be collected during normal trash pickup.

Pawtucket

• Trees can be placed on the curb for pickup throughout the month of January.

Portsmouth

• Curbside collection available Jan. 7 through Jan. 11, schedule of precincts is on their website.

Providence

• Free curbside pickup available Jan. 7 through Jan. 18. ( More info )

Seekonk

• According to Patch , curbside pickup will take place throughout the month of January.

Smithfield

• Curbside tree pickup to take place Jan. 7 through Jan. 11.

South Kingstown

• No curbside collection, trees can be dropped off at no charge to the Rose Hill Regional Transfer Station from the end of December through the last week of January. ( More info )

Taunton

• Trees will be picked up on Saturday, Jan. 12, according to Earth911.com

Tiverton

• Curbside collection available Jan. 3 through Jan. 7 and Jan. 10 through Jan. 14 on normal trash pickup day. ( More info )

Warwick

• Separate curbside collection for trees to be held on normal trash days during the first two weeks of January. ( More info )

West Warwick

• Trees to be picked up through a separate collection on normal trash days. ( More info )

Woonsocket

• Curbside tree pickup available Jan. 2 until Jan. 18 according to Patch.