Overview
- Berlin’s BSR will collect from January 10 to 24 with two pickup dates per district, and trees must be placed whole and unwrapped the evening before.
- Hamburg begins citywide rounds on January 5 with two dates per neighborhood, accepting only undecorated trees up to 2.5 meters and without stands.
- Gelsenkirchen starts on January 7 with one date per quarter and requires visible placement by 6 a.m., no plastic bags, and large trees cut to two‑meter sections.
- Other cities set local options: Düsseldorf pickups run January 8–19 with a two‑meter limit, Dortmund’s citywide drive is on January 10, Duisburg offers two dates per district in early January, and Herne schedules January 12–30.
- Drop‑off at municipal recycling yards remains available, often free up to about one cubic meter, while Munich adds temporary sites and warns that dumping outside designated areas can draw fines; collected trees are shredded for composting or biomass, not zoo feed.