Santee: Recycle Your Christmas Tree

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

Trees will be picked up for recycling the first two weeks following Christmas through Jan. 10, 2017.

Residents with curbside collection can recycle their Christmas trees by placing the trees in their yard waste bins on their regular pick-up day. Trees must be cut into maximum 4-foot sections and must fit into the green yard waste bin. Ornaments, tinsel and tree stands must be removed before being recycling.

Flocked trees cannot be recycled, but will be collected if cut into 4-foot sections and placed into the regular trash bin.

Santee residents without curbside collection, such as those who live in apartment complexes, can drop off trees from Dec. 27 through Jan. 10, 2017, at the Waste Management Recycle Center in El Cajon, located at 925 O’Connor St., one block south of the West Bradley Avenue and Johnson Avenue intersection. The recycling center will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

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