Holiday Season Curbside Collection, Christmas Tree Pickup, and Street Cleaning Updates

As the holiday season approaches, here are some important updates about waste collection and street cleaning in Cambridge:

Curbside Collection

• No collections on:
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Christmas Day)
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (New Year’s Day)

• Collection delay: Trash, recycling, and compost collections will be delayed by one day for the remainder of those weeks.

Yard Waste

• Final yard waste collection: December 26–31, 2024 (based on your regular collection day).
• Yard waste collection resumes: April 1, 2025.

Recycling Center Hours

• Open Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4–7:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. during the holiday season.
• Closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (Christmas Eve).

Christmas Tree Collection

• Curbside pickup: Un-decorated Christmas trees will be collected from January 2–14, 2025, on your regular collection day.
  • Remove decorations and stands.
  • Do not place trees in plastic bags.
• Drop-off option: Bare trees can be brought to the Recycling Center during open hours through February 1, 2025.

Street Cleaning Schedule

• Streets scheduled for sweeping on December 24 and December 25 will instead be swept on December 30 and December 31, 2024.
• Last day of winter street cleaning: December 31, 2024. Street cleaning will resume in April 2025.

Visit www.CambridgeMA.Gov/StreetCleaning or www.CambridgeMA.Gov/Recycle to view your street cleaning and waste collection schedules, including updates related to holidays and seasonal collections. You can also sign up for reminders so that you don’t miss waste collection or street cleaning.