588 Christmas Tree Collection Points in Vienna Open from December 27
A Christmas tree not only provides light and warmth at Christmas, it also supplies clean and environmentally friendly energy for Vienna's households.
Christmas Tree Collection Points in Vienna Open Until January 18
From December 27, 2024, to January 18, 2025, the 588 Christmas tree collection points are available free of charge to all Viennese. Christmas trees can also be dropped off at one of the 13 Viennese waste disposal sites throughout the year.
The motto is: "A bare tree would be a dream". In the spirit of waste prevention and reuse, it is requested to remove the Christmas tree decorations in advance.
Electricity and District Heating are Produced from Christmas Trees
Last year, around 138,000 trees with a total weight of 665 tons found their way to Pfaffenau, one of the most modern waste incineration plants in Europe, via the Viennese Christmas tree collection points. Together with household waste, the Christmas trees are thermally recycled there and thus given an additional use: The energy generated during combustion is used by Wien Energie to produce electricity and heat. This energy is climate-neutral and is sufficient to supply about 1,200 households with electricity and around 2,200 households with district heating for a month.
All information about the Christmas tree collection points is available from December 27 on the online city map of the city of Vienna at https://www.wien.gv.at/stadtplan/ and in the 48er app. Further questions are also gladly answered on the waste telephone at 01 - 546 48.
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