With their pine smell and festive look evoking the feeling of classic Christmas tales, real Christmas trees are on the rise in Australia. But if this is your first year with a real tree you may be scratching your head on how to dispose of it. Unlike a fake tree, it’s not a case of just putting it in the box at the end of the festive period. 

Remove the ornaments

If you ask everyone you know, at least one will have their Christmas tree pre-assembled in a corner hidden away from sight for 11 months of the year. But with a real Christmas tree, there’s no option for this, it is essentially like keeping the flowers from valentines day. Hence, you have to take the decorations off in order to start the process of disposing of the tree. When removing the ornaments we suggest keeping a dustpan and brush on hand as needles and other bits of the tree may come off in the process of getting rid of the tree.  

Unless you plan on cutting up the tree in your living room, which we suggest you don’t do, you’re going to need to move the tree. This should be done by wrapping up your Christmas tree to avoid spreading needles and sap. There are multiple materials you can use to wrap up a Christmas tree. We suggest that if you can not get a plastic tree bag that you use an old blanket or something similar in size that can be washed after use. Make sure to wrap the tree tight and use something to secure the tree. Not only will this reduce the chance of it dropping sap and needles, but it will also make transportation easier. 

Re-wrap your Christmas tree

Clean up the area the tree was in

With the tree now removed you can get to work cleaning the area, the tree was in. A dustpan and brush are preferable to a vacuum cleaner, this is because a vacuum cleaner can get clogged by the tree’s needles. Instead using the dustpan means you can collect all the debris without wrecking your vacuum. With the floor cleared, use a bucket to collect the water you have been attentively feeding your tree. Once this is disposed of and the tree stand is packed away, start mopping the area. This mopping makes sure the area the tree resided in is free of sap and any other byproduct of the tree. 

Work out how you are going to dispose of the tree

When a Christmas tree dries up it becomes like kindling and can become a serious fire hazard. That’s why we suggest you dispose of the tree as soon as possible. There are multiple ways you can get rid of a tree varying on the effort you wish to put in. One way is to dispose of it by yourself, you can do this by cutting the tree up into parts and then putting it in your natural waste bin. The second option is giving it back to the person you bought it from. Your tree will still be full of nutrients that can be processed and turned into mulch and help grow the next generation of Christmas trees. You will have to enquire with the seller whether they want your old tree back or not prior, however. Finally, we suggest getting in touch with your local council. Depending on the area, you may be entitled to someone coming to pick up your Christmas tree. Some offer pick up services while others may instruct you on how to dispose of the tree 

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If you have plans to remove your Christmas tree but don’t have the time for an expansive clean, check out Absolute Domestic today. We offer a variety of cleaning services to suit your needs. Check out our online quote calculato r today.