As the holidays end, many D.C. residents will place their Christmas trees curbside for disposal by the Department of Public Works. But complaints over missed pickups doubled in 2025, suggesting there were hiccups in the service.
In the new year, the department will collect trees placed outside “single-family homes and apartment dwellings” from Jan. 2 to Feb. 28, according to the department website. Households that are skipped over can file service requests through the city’s 311 hotline, or independently deliver their trees to a disposal location.
However, the city's curbside removal system has recently faced difficulties. Last holiday season, D.C. recorded the most service requests due to missed pickups since 2020, according to public 311 records. Tree disposal requests surpassed 2,700, more than doubling those filed one year prior.