Wednesday, November 27

Learn how to recycle your Christmas tree in Los Angeles now that Christmas is over


Se tienen varias alternativas para reciclar los árboles de Navidad en Los Ángeles.
There are several alternatives to recycle Christmas trees in Los Angeles.

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Ricardo Roura

The holidays are over and if you do not want to keep your Christmas tree until the New Year, in the city of Los Angeles they have several alternatives to recycle it .

The city has a recycling program to take care let residents know the best way to dispose of Christmas trees .

It can be composted, so you can cut the tree into small pieces and put them in its green container.

If you prefer, you can leave the tree on the curb and schedule a bulky item pickup at MYLA 311 or 1 – 800 – 773 – 2489 .

Another alternative is to deliver it in one of the Los Angeles Fire Department stations designated for this purpose, including stations 3, 12, 28, 29, 36, 44, 64, 64, 77, 81, 88, 94 Y 100.

People who live in multi-family buildings, they can be placed on the sidewalk on the regular garbage collection day.

All officials are requesting is that all decorations be removed from the trees before delivering them for recycling.

The program does not contemplate the recycling of flocked and artificial trees.

There will also be recycling in Riverside County

In Riverside County, Christmas trees may also be recycled instead to throw them away.

Residents may place them on the sidewalk or take them to county landfills to compost.

According to the Department Waste Resource Agency (DWR), residents can be assured that the trees will be used for environmental programs within the agency’s curbside collection program or by moving the trees directly to landfills or one of the sites arranged for this purpose. .

It is also requested that all tree decorations be removed for collection and recycling.

Most of the garbage collectors serving the county collect fir trees for recycling within two weeks after Christmas .

Some of the collection centers will stop accepting trees between January 5 and 8 , so Residents are requested to communicate in advance.

For more information, you can consult this link.

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