Organic Materials Management
Christmas Tree and Holiday Recycling
An
estimated 30 million "fresh-cut" Christmas trees are sold in the
United States every year. Christmas tree
recycling helps return a renewable resource back to the
environment. Many California communities have Christmas tree recycling
programs. If your city or
county is not listed in this directory and you would like to
add it, contact one of the CalRecycle staff persons listed
on the bottom of this page.
If a Christmas tree recycling program is not listed for your region (see below), please contact your city or county's recycling coordinator directly, or ask your local Christmas tree grower about programs near you. You can also visit the Earth 911 website for additional information on Christmas tree recycling programs.
Other Holiday Waste Reduction Ideas
Our "Give Green" by Decking the Halls with Less Waste This Year page provides holiday waste reduction tips on alternative gift-giving/wrapping ideas and, after the gifts are opened, what you can do with ribbons, boxes, packaging, and "old" items that new ones replace.
Christmas Tree Recycling Programs
Alameda County
- Albany
- Berkeley
- Dublin
- Emeryville (PDF, 1.01 MB)
- Fremont
- Hayward
- Newark (PDF, 155 KB)
- Oakland
- San Leandro
- Union City
Butte County and Cities (Word, 142 KB)
Contra Costa County and Cities
- Antioch (PDF, 640 KB)
- Brentwood
- Clayton (PDF, 640 KB)
- Danville (PDF, 640 KB)
- Lafayette (PDF, 640 KB)
- Martinez (PDF, 640 KB)
- Moraga (PDF, 640 KB)
- Orinda (PDF, 640 KB)
- Pinole
- Pittsburg
- Pleasant Hill (PDF, 640 KB)
- Richmond
- San Ramon
- Walnut Creek (PDF, 640 KB)
Humboldt County
Imperial County
Kern County
- Bakersfield (PDF, 233 KB)
Kings County
- Agoura Hills (PDF, 217 KB)
- Alhambra
- Altadena
- Arcadia
- Artesia
- Azusa (PDF, 7.4 MB)
- Baldwin Park (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Bellflower
- Bell Gardens
- Beverly Hills
- Burbank
- Calabasas
- Cerritos
- Commerce
- Covina (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Culver City (PDF, 106 KB)
- Diamond Bar
- Downey (PDF, 17 KB)
- El Segundo
- Glendale
- Glendora
- Hermosa Beach (PDF, 120 KB)
- Irwindale
- La Canada Flintridge
- La Habra Heights
- La Verne
- Lakewood
- Lomita (PDF, 84 KB)
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Malibu
- Mission Viejo
- Monrovia
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Norwalk (PDF, 188 KB)
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Paramount
- Pasadena
- Pico Rivera
- Pomona
- Redondo Beach (PDF, 626 KB)
- Riverside
- Rolling Hills Estates
- Rosemead
- San Fernando
- San Gabriel
- San Marino
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Fe Springs (PDF, 190 KB)
- Sierra Madre
- South Pasadena (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Temple City
- Torrance
- Vernon
- Villa Park
- Walnut
- West Covina
- West Hollywood
- Whittier (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Madera County
Marin County
Mono County
- Mammoth Lakes (PDF, 4.9 MB)
- Carmel-By-The Sea
- Del Rey Oaks
- Gonzales
- Greenfield
- King City
- Marina
- Monterey
- Pacific Grove
- Pebble Beach
- Salinas
- Sand City
- Seaside
- Soledad
Orange County
- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Brea
- Costa Mesa
- Cypress
- Dana Point
- Fountain Valley
- Garden Grove
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Habra
- Laguna Woods
- Placentia
- Rancho Santa Margarita (Select Special Services)
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano (PDF, 122 KB)
- Santa Ana
- Stanton (Select Special Services)
- Tustin
- Villa Park
- Westminster
- Yorba Linda
Placer County
Riverside County (PDF, 425 KB)
Sacramento County
San Benito
San Bernardino County
- Barstow (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Chino
- Chino Hills
- Colton
- Fontana
- Hesperia
- Loma Linda
- Montclair
San Diego County
- Camp Pendleton
- Carlsbad
- Chula Vista - Single Family Residents
- Chula Vista - Multi Family Residents
- Coronado
- Del Mar
- El Cajon
- Escondido
- Poway
- San Diego
- Solana Beach
San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo County and Cities
Santa Barbara County and Cities
- Lompoc (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Santa Clara County
- Campbell
- Cupertino
- Los Gatos
- Milpitas (PDF, 639 KB)
- Monte Sereno
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- San Jose
- Saratoga
- Sunnyvale
Santa Cruz County
Stanislaus County
Tehama County
Tulare
Yolo County
- Davis (PDF, 7 MB)
- West Sacramento
- Winters
Contacts: Elena Yates and Diana Rivera
Organic Materials Management http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/
Contacts: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/Contacts.htm