As the Christmas season wanes, and cut Christmas trees start to dry out, it’s time to let them go before they become fire hazards. The City of Los Angeles offers several ways to safely and efficiently dispose of your Christmas tree:
- If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day.
REMOVE all ornaments, decorations, tinsels and stand from the tree.
CUT the tree into pieces, if needed, to fit into green bin.
PLACE the tree pieces inside the green bin and put out for regular pick-up on collection day.
Note that flocked and artificial trees can’t be recycled, so cut them up and place them in your black black bin for collection.
Christmas trees collected from green bins will be recycled into compost and mulch that is available to residents for free.
2. Multi-family Residential Recycling Program Participation
Residents of multifamily buildings are requested to place their Christmas trees at the curbside on the collection day in your neighborhood. Whether you are serviced by LA Sanitation or a recycling service provider, a city truck will pick up your tree on your neighborhood scheduled collection day. Please remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel and the stand from the tree. Artificial trees and flocked trees cannot be accepted – please cut them up and place them in your black bin.
3. Mulching Facilities
The following mulching facilities will accept trees until the end of January. Trees can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Holiday wrapping and packaging materials will not be accepted. Please remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel and the stand from the tree prior to dropping it off. Artificial trees and flocked trees cannot be accepted – please cut them up and place them in your black bin.
LOPEZ CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION CENTER
11950 Lopez Canyon Road
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
(Note:Â check with LACitySan.org before visiting this facility – it has been closed recently due to brush fires in the area)
HARBOR MULCH FACILITY
1400 N. Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
4. One-day drop off at Recreation and Park locations
Christmas trees can be dropped off on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at six Recreation and Park locations from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (the three closest to us are listed below). Holiday wrapping and packaging materials will not be accepted. Please remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel and the stand from the tree prior to dropping it off. Artificial trees and flocked trees cannot be accepted – please place them in your black bin.
Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot
At Griffith Park,
Junction of Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) Freeways
Baldwin Hills
Rancho Cienega Recreation Center
5001 Rodeo Road
Rancho Park
Cheviot Hills Recreation Center
2551 Motor Avenue
5. Fire Stations
Many fire station locations will accept Christmas trees until mid-January. (But please note that they do not accept holiday wrapping and packaging material.) Please remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel and the stand from tree prior to dropping it off. Artificial trees and flocked trees cannot be accepted – please placS.A.F.E. Centerse them in your black bin, as noted above. The station closest to us accepting trees is:
FIRE STATION #29
4029 Wilshire Boulevard – 90010 – Hancock Park
(213) 485-6229
In addition, holiday wrapping paper, cartons, cardboard, Styrofoam® and other expanded polystyrene products, plastics and gift boxes are also recyclable and should be placed in your blue bin for collection. Please note, though, that it is illegal to place household hazardous waste, such as electronics (i.e. televisions and computers) and batteries into the collection bins. Please take those items to one of seven S.A.F.E. Centers for safe disposal and recycling.
For more information, please contact LA Sanitation’s 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489 or see https://www.lacitysan.org/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-es/s-lsh-es-ctr
