2012/2013 Holiday Tree Recycling Guide
Tree Trimming Tips
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Flocked trees cannot be made into compost due to their chemical content. Ox Mountain Landfill will accept flocked trees for other use.
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If you choose to use tinsel, make sure that all of it is removed before recycling your tree.
- Do not bag your tree. If you do, it will not be recycled.
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CURBSIDE SERVICE |
WHEN & WHERE |
HOW TO PREPARE |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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Recology San Mateo County
Service Area:
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December 26 - January 31 on your regular service day.
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Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and stands from your holiday tree. Make sure trees are 8 feet or under. If it's taller than 8 feet, then please cut the tree into shorter lengths. Leave tree or tree pieces next to your green Compost Cart. After January 31st, trees need to be cut into pieces and placed inside the Compost Cart. The pieces must fit inside. |
Multi-Family Dwellings: Call us to determine the best location for a consolidation of loose trees or to place a bin or drop box.
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Half Moon Bay - Allied Waste
Service Area:
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December 26 - January 31 on your regular recycling day.
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Remove stands, lights, tinsel, ornaments, and other decoration. Place trees next to (not in) your Yard Waste cart on your regular collection day. Multi-family residents must call Customer Service to arrange a location on site for tree pick up. |
Accepts flocked trees (not recycled).
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Recology of the Coast
Service Area:
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Trees will be picked up between December 26 - January 23 on your regular service day.
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Trees must be cut down to 4 feet or less. Please removal all ornaments, tinsel, lights and tree stands. Flocked trees are ok. No bags please.
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Customer Assistance:
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Daly City - Allied Waste
Service Area:
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December 26 - January 31 on your regular recycling day.
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Remove stands, lights, tinsel, ornaments, and other decorations. Place trees next to (not in) your Yard Waste cart on your regular collection day. Multi-family residents must call Customer Service to arrange a location on site for tree pick up. |
Accepts flocked trees (not recycled).
Customer Assistance:
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GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
Service Area:
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December 26 - January 27
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No Stand. Remove all decorations and lights. Cut tree to 4-foot lengths and place sections curbside. |
Will accept flocked trees. After January 30, all trees must be cut up to fit loosely in your compostables cart.
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Recology San Bruno
Service Area:
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Trees will be picked up between December 26 - January 25 on your regular yard waste collection day.
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Trees must be cut down to 4 feet or less. Please removal all ornaments, tinsel, lights and tree stands. Flocked trees are ok. No bags please. |
Customer Assistance:
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South San Francisco Scavenger Co.
Service Area:
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Picked up on your regular yard waste day.
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Cut tree in half if it is longer than six (6) feet. Remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights and metal stand. |
No flocked trees will be recycled. Place with regular trash on garbage collection day.
Customer Assistance:
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Holiday Tree Recycling Services
If you do not have curbside service available, the following locations will accept your tree.
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DROP OFF LOCATIONS |
WHEN |
WHERE |
HOW TO PREPARE |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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Blue Line Transfer, Inc. (650) 589-4020 |
Monday-Friday |
500 E. Jamie Court
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Remove ornaments, lights, tinsel, metal stands and bags. |
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Mussel Rock Transfer Station 755-7068 |
Monday thru Saturday
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Skyline & Westline Drive, Daly City |
Remove ornaments, tinsel, stands, lights, nails and bags. |
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Ox Mountain Landfill 726-1819 |
8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Saturday |
12310 San Mateo Road
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Remove ornaments, lights, tinsel, metal stands and bags. |
Flocked trees cannot be made into compost due to their chemical content. However, Ox Mountain Landfill will accept flocked trees for other use. |
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Pescadero Transfer Station 879-0729 |
Friday
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Bean Hollow Road
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Remove ornaments, lights, tinsel, metal stands and bags. |
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Recology San Bruno 583-8536 |
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturdays only |
101 Tanforan Ave.
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Please remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights and tree stands. Flocked trees are ok. No bags please. |
San Bruno residents only |
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Shoreway Environmental Center 650-802-8355 |
6:00-6:00 Mon-Fri and 8:00-5:00 Saturday & Sunday |
333 Shoreway Road
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Remove ornaments, lights, tinsel, stands, nails and bags. |
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