Here's what you need to know about the city of LA's free Christmas tree disposal program.
Patch Staff
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — Now that Christmas is over, it's time to clean up from the holiday revelry. Fortunately, Pacific Palisades residents with real Christmas trees won't have to go through much trouble to properly dispose of them.
Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment gives trees a second life by turning them into mulch that's available for free to all residents. You can get your tree picked up curbside or drop it off at designated sites throughout the city.
Residents of multifamily buildings can simply place their trees on the curb during their regular trash collection day.
Other residents have several options for Christmas tree disposal in LA:
Schedule a pickup
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Residents can either call the sanitation department at 800-773-2489, submit a request online or submit a request through MYLA311 to have their Christmas tree picked up curbside.
Residents are instructed to remove all decorations, tinsel and stands from their tree. Ideally, cut your tree into pieces to fit it inside the green bin. If it won't fit in the green bin, you can place it next to the bin.
Flocked and artificial trees can't be recycled. They should be placed in the black bin and will be disposed of at a landfill.
Drop off
Trees can be dropped off Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between Jan. 2 and 31 at the following locations:
Lopez Canyon Environmental Education Center11950 Lopez Canyon RoadLake View Terrace, CA 91342
Harbor Mulch Facility1400 N. Gaffey StreetSan Pedro, CA 90731
Trees will be accepted at several LA Fire Department stations until Jan. 12:
Fire Station #3108 N. Fremont Avenue, 90012 – Civic Center / Bunker Hill(213) 485-6203
Fire Station #211192 E. 51st Street, 90011 – South Los Angeles(213) 485-6221
Fire Station #2811641 Corbin Avenue, 91326 – Porter Ranch(818) 756-9728
Fire Station #294029 Wilshire Boulevard – 90010 – Hancock Park(213) 485-6229
Fire Station #361005 N. Gaffey Street, 90731 - North San Pedro(310) 548-2836
Fire Station #441410 Cypress Avenue, 90065 – Cypress Park(213) 485-6264
Fire Station #6410811 S. Main Street, 90061 – South Los Angeles(213) 485-6264
Fire Station #651801 E. Century Boulevard, 90002 – Watts(213) 485-6265
Fire Station #779224 Sunland Boulevard, 91352 – Sun Valley(818) 756-8677
Fire Station #8114355 Arminta Street, 91402 - Panorama City(818) 756-8681
Fire Station #885101 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, 91403 – Sherman Oaks(818) 756-8606
Fire Station #944470 Coliseum Street, 90016 - South Los Angeles(213) 485-6294
Fire Station #10623004 Roscoe Boulevard, 91304 – West Hills(818) 756-86064