Tree disposal underway in Garden City

Garden City, Kan.–The City of Garden City Parks Department will be providing its annual free Christmas tree pick-up service on Monday, January 5th through Wednesday, January 7th, 2026.

Discarded Christmas trees must be placed next to the curb, in front of your residence, before your scheduled pick-up date. Please do not put trees in the alley or your trash dumpster.

Trees should be free of tinsel, ornaments, and plastic tree bags. Flocked trees will not be picked up. Trees will be recycled to provide mulch for various plantings on City properties throughout Garden City.

Christmas tree curbside pick-up schedule is as follow: (Weather permitting)

January 5th, 2026 – North of Kansas Avenue

January 6th, 2026 – South of Kansas Avenue and West of Jennie Barker Road

January 7th, 2026 – East of Jennie Barker Road and Chapel Heights

If you would like to dispose of your tree before your scheduled pick-up date, or if you miss your pick-up, you may take it to the marked location at the Kiddie Pond entrance gate, south of the Zoo on Finnup Drive. The drop-off site will be marked with a sign outside the Kiddie Pond and open from Monday, December 29th through Friday, January 9th. After January 9th, an appointment will be necessary to dump trees. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Parks Department at (620) 271-1574.