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 Inland Empire 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.”

Residents in the following cities/areas may conveniently recycle their tree by cutting their tree and placing it inside their green waste container allowing the lid to close:

• Beaumont

• Banning

• Menifee

• Moreno Valley

• Wildomar

• Communities in unincorporated Riverside County and San Bernardino County

For residents in the following cities, tree collection will take place on customers’ scheduled collection day from Dec. 26 through Jan. 9. Residents may recycle their tree by cutting and placing it inside their green waste cart allowing the lid to close or at the curb.

• Corona

• Eastvale

• Jurupa Valley

• Norco

City of Murrieta and City of Chino residents may recycle their trees during the first two weeks following Christmas on customers’ scheduled collection day from Dec. 28 through Jan. 9. Trees will be collected at the curb and may be picked-up by special bed trucks.

Residents in all service cities/areas are asked to remove decorations, including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands from their tree. In addition, trees higher than 5 feet must be cut in half for those without green waste services. Residents are reminded that flocked trees cannot be recycled. They will be collected by the trash collector.