Got A Bunch Of Holiday Trash? Here’s What You Can Do With That Wrapping And Those Trees In The Bangor/Brewer Area

If you're like most households after the Christmas holiday, your trashcans and garbage are probably overflowing with extra waste.

From paper to decorations, all the things that make the holidays look and feel incredible need somewhere to go when it's all over, and if it's not back into storage for another year, most things end up in the trash.

The good news is, if you're in the Bangor/Brewer area, you might have some recourse to help you unload some of that extra holiday waste.

In Bangor, the city has a special spot set up for holiday wrapping and cardboard, and is also coming around to collect those live Christmas Trees.

According to Bangor.gov, you can drop holiday paper, bows, packing puffs and peanuts, and any wreaths (plastic or natural), and other decorations between now and January 10th, to a special dumpster just for those things, located at the Bangor Public Works Facility at 530 Main Avenue

They're open from 7 AM to 4 PM daily, and have a separate dumpster for all of those cardboard boxes you probably got from Amazon and the like.

Be careful not to mix the cardboard in with the other holiday waste, or it will contaminate the recyclables.

These special dumpsters are for holiday trash only. They won't accept regular household trash. You'll have to wait until the next round to toss that out if you can't fit it all into your bin.

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As far as those Christmas Trees are concerned, the Bangor Public Works Crews will be picking up the live, undecorated trees from the curb all this week.

"Public Works starting Jan. 5 will do curbside pickup of natural Christmas trees that are free of lights, tinsel, and all decorations. If you don't want to wait for pickup, residents of Bangor may bring their natural trees to the organic waste yard, also at 530 Maine Ave., seven days a week from 7 a.m. until sunset. "

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Across the bridge in Brewer, officials typically offer residents some leniency on the number of trash bags they can put curbside for the holiday waste the week after Christmas. And they'll also help you with disposing of that tree.

According to Brewer Mayor, Jenn Morin, Christmas trees will once again be collected from the lower entrance (off Wilson Street) of the parking lot at the Joseph L. Ferris Community Center through Sunday, January 18th.

"Before dropping off trees, ensure that you have removed all decorations and the tree stand. Please do not wrap your tree in plastic. The regular curbside trash will not take Christmas trees, nor will the City crews be collecting trees curbside."

Now, if you are looking for an alternative to just tossing those old live trees, you can reach out to your local farm. Sometimes they take them to feed to their livestock, as the pine needles and bark can be great sources of nutrients, minerals, and antioxidants.

Cleaning up after the holidays can seem like an overwhelming task. Reach out to your local town office or city hall to see if there are holiday trash options that might be of benefit to you.