Halocho #1920 - May one throw out Sukkah decorations?

Since the סְּכָךְ (branches covering the Sukkah) were used for a מִצְוָה, they deserve some respect even after having done their duty.

After סֻּכּוֹת when the סְּכָךְ is taken down, one should not trample on it.

One may throw סְּכָךְ away, but one may not use סְּכָךְ for disrespectful purposes like building an outhouse.

One may burn סְּכָךְ.

Care should be taken with decorations that have Torah verses written on them.

Preferably one shouldn't hang up such decorations, but if one did, then they need to go into Geniza or otherwise carefully looked after.

Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 134:13, 14

- Danny
Monday, 26 Tishrei 5778

גַּם לְאַחַר הֶחָג, כְּשֶסָּתַר אֶת הַסֻּכָּה, לֹא יִפְסַע עַל הָעֵצִים, וְלֹא יִשְתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֶם לְדָבָר מְגֻנֶּה, מִשׁוּם דְּתַשְׁמִישֵׁי מִצְוָה נִינְהוּ, כְּמוֹ צִיצִית

אָסוּר לַחֲקוֹק פָּסוּק בַּסֻּכּוֹת תֵּשְׁבוּ וְגוֹ' אוֹ שְׁאָר פָּסוּק עַל דְּלַעַת וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהּ לְנוֹי סֻכָּה, מִשׁוּם דְיָבוֹא אַחַר כָּךְ לִידֵי בִזָּיוֹן. וְעוֹד, דְאָסוּר לִכְתֹּב פָּסוּק שֶלֹּא לְצֹרֶךְ