Go Green & Recycle Your Holiday Tree This Season

The season of giving is almost here and with it comes Christmas trees that families all around the globe will decorate with twinkling lights and ornaments. But after the festivities have come and gone and presents have been unwrapped, what happens to these trees? This year, Waste Management of San Diego is inviting residents to recycle their trees through its curbside tree collection program.

“The holiday season is all about giving, which is why we’re asking residents to give back to the planet this year by recycling their trees,” said Eloisa Orozco of Waste Management. “After they have been used to brighten up any holiday celebration, Christmas trees can be recycled and given back to nature in the form of mulch. We’re asking that everyone make their festivities a little greener by doing their part.”

Waste Management serviced customers may conveniently recycle their trees as follows:

El Cajon, City of San Diego HOA and County of San Diego customers with green waste cart service: Tree pick up will begin on residents’ normally scheduled collection day beginning Monday, Dec. 28 through Friday, Jan. 8.

Santee: Tree pick up will begin on residents’ normally scheduled collection day beginning Saturday, Dec. 26 through Monday, Jan. 11.

Convenient tree drop off is available at the El Cajon Transfer Station for Waste Management residential customers without green waste cart services and for those who prefer to drop off their tree:

The El Cajon Transfer Station will accept Christmas trees from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16 during the hours of 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday and 7am to 12pm on Saturdays. There is no cost when dropping off. Please drop off your trees at the El Cajon Recycle Buy Back Center located at: 925 O’Conner Ave in El Cajon, just southwest of the intersection of Bradley Ave and Johnson Ave.

Residents are asked to remove all decorations, including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands, cut their trees and place them inside their green waste cart. Please note that flocked trees cannot be recycled.

ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.