Christmas tree pickup in Dracut
Pickup at your Dracut home, Dec 26 to mid January, seven days a week. Flat price texted before we come.
- $40 at the curb
- $55 from inside
- $75 large or artificial
- $15 off a second tree
What the DPW has published
The most recent DPW notice we could read, dated December 18, 2023, lists the lots: the Council on Aging on Mammoth Road, Carrick Park, Boule Park on Lakeview Avenue, Hovey Ball Field on Pleasant Street, Varnum Park on Arlington Street and the Cemetery Department lot on Leavitt Street. Trees only, until January 31; no wreaths; remove bags and plastic netting. Minutes from a January 2026 meeting say trees could be dropped at specified town lots until January 31, 2026.
We found no notice for 2027, so treat the 2023 list as a guide, not a promise.
How to confirm this year's lots
Watch the town's news page and call the DPW at 978-957-0411 in early December. The same department runs the compost site at 833 Hildreth Street, but the compost site is for yard waste, and we did not find that it takes trees. Do not leave a tree at a lot that is not on the current list.
If you buy a real tree in town, a town economic-development post named Almo's Flower and Garden Center on Willard Street and Lily Mack Farm on Broadway Road as local sellers in 2023.
Backup if the lots do not fit
Some years the lots are far from the house or the tree is heavy with water. JunkRun can lift a tree from inside the house, including one still in a stand, and take it with other items on the same stop. Regular junk pickups have a $159 minimum, and a quarter trailer is $209. Tree-only pickups start at $40 at the curb, Dec 26 to mid January. We take the tree away to be recycled rather than leaving it at a park. Remove ornaments, lights and tinsel first, and shake off loose needles over a sheet so the stairs stay clean. Wreaths can go on the same stop.
Dracut tree drop-off lots listed in the DPW's 2023 notice
| Lot | Street |
|---|---|
| Council on Aging | Mammoth Road |
| Carrick Park | Street not clear in the notice |
| Boule Park | Lakeview Avenue |
| Hovey Ball Field | Pleasant Street |
| Varnum Park | Arlington Street |
| Cemetery Department | Leavitt Street |
Local resources in Dracut
Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.
- Town
Dracut DPW Dillon Center
Call first, because the gate is not always staffed and weather or holidays can close it. Not a bulky-item or trash dump. In Dracut itself.
833 Hildreth St, Dracut, MA 01826
Sources
Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Dracut before you go.
- Dracut DPW notice: Christmas tree recycling (Dec 18, 2023): “Christmas trees only may be dropped off for recycling at the following locations until January 31st” · accessed October 31, 2026
- Dracut DPW notice (wreaths and bags): “Please no wreaths and remove all bags and plastic netting before disposal.” · accessed October 31, 2026
- Town of Dracut: Yard Waste Information (DPW compost site): “The Dracut compost site is located at the Department of Public Works (DPW) Dillion Center, 833 Hildreth Street” · accessed October 31, 2026
- Town of Dracut: Public Works (DPW): “Phone: 978-957-0411” · accessed October 31, 2026
Dracut trash and bulky item rules · Christmas tree disposal by town
$40 at the curb, $55 from inside, $75 large or artificial; second tree $15 off. What is included and how it works.
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Christmas tree pickup in Dracut, answered.
Does Dracut collect trees at the curb?
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We found no curbside tree program. Past notices list drop-off lots.
Can I drop wreaths?
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The 2023 notice says no wreaths, and to remove all bags and plastic netting.