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Nothing says the holiday season is over like the sight of a dead Christmas tree sitting in your living room.

You know the look. The strong and slender twigs have started to sag, leaving perky ornaments looking rather dull. The once luscious and green tree is starting to look and feel dry with needles falling off faster than you can sweep them from your floor.

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Wait too long and getting the tree out of your home will make you regret you ever purchased a real one in the first place.

But why wait, when the City of Ottawa is collecting Christmas trees every week in January?

“Christmas trees will be collected on your regular scheduled collection day,” said deputy mayor Bob Monette in a gentle reminder posted on Facebook.

Just make sure to take down the ornaments along with all that tinsel and throw it to the curb.

For those of you sneaking the tree out of your apartment or condo building (where they’re often forbidden in the first place), just remember: trees wrapped in plastic bags will not be picked up by the city.

If you’re still having a hard time parting with your tree, consider this:

A dried out Christmas tree is not only an eyesore, it’s also a fire hazard, as demonstrated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in a video circulating on social media: