Carlsbad: Recycle Your Christmas Tree

CARLSBAD, CA – Now that Christmas 2016 has come and gone, help divert green waste from the landfill by recycling your Christmas tree.

The city of Carlsbad is offering free, curbside pickup through Friday, Jan. 13 and drop-off bin locations for Christmas trees through Saturday, Jan. 14. Trees will be recycled and converted into mulch that will be used throughout San Diego County.

Curbside tree pickup will take place on normally scheduled collection days. Drop off locations in Carlsbad include:

• Calavera Hills Community Park, 2997 Glasgow Drive
• Stagecoach Community Park, 3420 Camino de los Coches
• Poinsettia Community Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Road
• Fire Station 1, 1275 Carlsbad Village Drive

Residential curbside trash and recycling, as well as commercial pickup will remain on normal service schedule the weeks following Christmas and New Year’s Day. Customers are asked to place carts out for pickup on their normal service day. When placing trees for curbside collection, customers are asked to follow these guidelines:

• Remove all decorations, including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands.
• Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut in half and placed next to your green waste cart.
• When possible, residents are asked to cut down the tree so that it fits inside the green waste cart, with the lid closed for collection.
• Please note that flocked trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of through regular trash service. Flocked trees must fit into the trash cart, with the lid closed for collection.

Image by Ann Oro via flickr.com, under Creative Commons