Recycling Central San Diego Hauling Instructions by City

Community Collection Dates Instructions Waste Hauler Please place botanical decorations inside your green waste cart on your collection day and follow these guidelines when setting out your Christmas Residents can place cut tree for curbside trees in green bin at collection on your anytime before regular regular Coronado collection day, Dec 26 - collection day, EDCO Jan 9, or call EDCO to December 26, 2020 - setup bulky item pickup January 9, 2021: for scheduled pick up day. • Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and the tree stand • Cut tree in 4ft lengths and trim off branches • Place trimmed tree inside your green waste cart with the lid closed Both green and Curbside collection (For flocked trees (fake residents with yard waste snow) are accepted. collection only): Manual Trees over 4ft in container customers using length should be their own bins should cut in half. For place trees on the curb Greenery, curbside, for collection on your and drop-off sites, regular greenery recycling all tree stands, pickup day. Trees over 4ft Environmental City of bags, netting, in length should be cut in Service San Diego lights, ornaments, half. Department tinsel, and other Automated container tree decorations customers using the large, must be removed. No green 96-gallon bin artificial provided by the city trees. Please do should cut their trees to not illegally dump fit into the automated any other items at container for pickup on the drop-off collection day. locations.

Contact your waste hauler to confirm collection dates and instructions Please also place undecorated botanical decorations inside your green waste cart EDCO (760) 744-5615 Environmental Services Department for the City of San Diego (858) 694-7000 Recycling North County Hauling Instructions by City

Community Collection Dates Instructions Waste Hauler • Remove all decorations, including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands. • Trees taller than 6 feet must The City of be cut in half and placed next Carlsbad and to your green waste cart. Waste Management • When possible, residents are are offering asked to cut down the tree so free, curbside Waste Carlsbad that it fits inside the green pickup for Management waste cart with the lid closed holiday trees for collection. Dec. 26th, 2020 • Flocked and artificial trees to Jan. 15th, cannot be recycled and must be 2021 disposed of through regular trash service. These trees must fit into the trash cart with the lid closed for collection. • Remove all decorations, including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands. • Trees taller than 6 feet must Holiday trees be cut in half and placed next are collected to your green waste cart. curbside for two • When possible, residents are weeks after asked to cut down the tree so Waste Del Mar Christmas, from that it fits inside the green Management Dec 30th to waste cart with the lid closed Jan 8th on your for collection. scheduled • Flocked and artificial trees collection day. cannot be recycled and must be disposed of through regular trash service. These trees must fit into the trash cart with the lid closed for collection. Dec 26th, 2020 Trees taller than 4ft, cut in to Jan 8th, 2021 half and place in green bin. Do Escondido Escondido during regularly not place tree pieces in plastic Disposal scheduled bag. service day Cut tree in pieces 4ft or Residents can smaller or bundle sections place cut trees together with twine. Do not into green bins place tree pieces in plastic Encinitas EDCO during regularly bag. Artificial and flocked scheduled trees are not recyclable, so service day please cut in 3ft pieces and put in trash container. Holiday trees Trees taller than 6ft, cut in are collected half and place in green bin. Cut curbside for two down trees to fit into green weeks after waste cart with lid closed. Waste Oceanside Christmas, from Artificial and flocked trees are Management Dec 26th to not recyclable, so please cut in Jan 9th on your 3ft pieces and put in trash scheduled container. collection day. Dec 26th, 2020 - Jan 9th, 2021 Solana Cut tree in pieces 4-ft or during regular EDCO Beach smaller and put in green bin. scheduled collection day • Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and the tree stand • Trees over four feet should be cut in half Dec 26th, 2020 - • Place trimmed tree inside your Jan 9th, 2021 green waste cart with the lid Poway during regular EDCO closed scheduled • Flocked trees are accepted in collection day your green waste • Artificial trees are not recyclable and must be placed in trash Dec 26, 2020 - Cut tree in 4-foot lengths and Jan 9th, 2021 trim off branches. Place tree Ramona Ramona during regular inside green waste cart for Disposal scheduled collection on your service day collection day • Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and the tree stand • Cut tree in 4-foot lengths and Dec 26, 2020 - trim off branches Jan 9th, 2021 • Place trimmed tree inside your San Marcos during regular EDCO green waste cart with the lid scheduled closed collection day • Artificial and flocked trees are not recyclable and must be placed in trash • Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and the tree stand • Trees over four feet should be cut in half Dec 26, 2020 - • Place trimmed tree inside your Jan 9th, 2021 green waste cart with the lid Vista during regular EDCO closed scheduled • Flocked trees are accepted in collection day your green waste • Artificial trees are not recyclable and must be placed in trash Cut tree in 4-foot lengths and Dec 26, 2020 - trim off branches. Remove all Jan 9th, 2021 Unincorpor lights, ornaments, tinsel and Ramona during regular ated San the tree stand. Place tree Disposal scheduled Diego inside green waste cart for collection day County collection on your service day (including Cut tree in pieces 4ft or 4S Ranch, Republic Year-round shorter. No artificial or Bonsall, Services flocked trees. Borrego Springs, • Remove all lights, ornaments, Fallbrook, tinsel and the tree stand • Cut tree in 4-foot lengths and Julian, Dec 26, 2020 - trim off branches Mount Jan 9th, 2021 EDCO or • Place trimmed tree inside your Laguna, during regular Fallbrook green waste cart with the lid Pala, scheduled Refuse closed Palomar collection day Mountain, • Artificial and flocked trees Pauma are not recyclable and must be Valley, placed in trash Ranchita, • Remove all lights, ornaments, Santa tinsel and the tree stand Ysabel, Dec 26th, 2019 - • Cut tree in 4-foot lengths Jan 10th, 2020 • Place trimmed tree inside your Valley Waste during regular green waste cart with the lid Center, Management and Warner scheduled closed Springs) collection day • Flocked and artificial trees cannot be recycled and must be disposed of in the trash bin Contact your waste hauler to confirm collection dates and instructions Please also place undecorated botanical decorations inside your green waste cart EDCO (760) 744-5615 Escondido Disposal 760) 745-3203 Ramona Disposal (760) 789-0516 Republic Services (800) 421-9401 Waste Management (760) 439-2824 Christmas Tree Recycling South Bay Hauling Instructions by City

Waste Community Collection Dates Instructions Hauler Place tree at the curb on your regular collection day. Remove all ornaments, tinsel, and plastic or metal stands. Republic Chula Vista Year-round When possible, cut tree Services into four-foot sections. Plastic trees are NOT recyclable and must be disposed of as trash! Residents can place • Remove all lights, cut trees in green ornaments, tinsel and bin at any time the tree stand before regular • Cut tree in 4-foot Imperial collection day, lengths and trim off EDCO Beach Dec 26-Jan 9, or branches call EDCO to setup • Place trimmed tree inside bulky item pickup your green waste cart with for scheduled pick the lid closed up day. Residents can place cut trees in green • Remove all lights, bin at any time ornaments, tinsel and before regular the tree stand National collection day, • Cut tree in 4-foot EDCO City Dec 26-Jan 9, or lengths and trim off call EDCO to setup branches bulky item pickup • Place trimmed tree inside for scheduled pick your green waste cart with up day. the lid closed

If you currently have green waste services, Waste Management will collect and recycle Christmas trees for the first two weeks Trees taller than six following Christmas feet must be cut in half. from December 30 to Please remove all January 10 on your decoration including scheduled tinsel, lights, ornaments collection day. and tree stands. Flocked Waste trees cannot be recycled, Management If you do not have so please cut them to fit green waste into your trash cart and services, please they will be collected by contact Customer your trash collector. Service at Unincorporated (619) 596-5100 to San Diego schedule the pick- County up of your (including Christmas tree for Bonita) a nominal fee.

Cut tree in pieces 4ft or shorter. No artificial or Year-round, on your flocked trees. Place tree Republic regular scheduled at the curb on your Services collection day regular collection day.

Residents can place cut trees in green • Remove all lights, bin at any time ornaments, tinsel and before regular the tree stand collection day, • Cut tree in 4-foot Dec 26-Jan 9, or lengths and trim off EDCO call EDCO to setup branches bulky item pickup • Place trimmed tree for scheduled pick inside your green waste up day. cart with the lid closed

Contact your waste hauler to confirm collection dates and instructions Please also place undecorated botanical decorations inside your green waste cart

EDCO (760) 744-5615

Republic Services (800) 421-9401

Waste Management (760) 439-2824 Christmas Tree Recycling East County Hauling Instructions by City

Waste Community Collection Dates Instructions Hauler Trees must be cut to fit into the green waste cart. Please remove all decoration including tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands. Flocked trees cannot be recycled, so please cut Dec 26th, 2019 - them to fit into your Jan 10th, 2021 trash cart and they Waste El Cajon during regular will be collected by Management scheduled collection your trash collector. day If you would like your tree collected after January 10, please contact our Customer Service Center (619) 596-5100 to schedule a bulk item pick-up.

Residents can place • Remove all lights, cut trees in green ornaments, tinsel and bin at any time the tree stand before regular • Cut tree in 4-foot collection day, lengths and trim off La Mesa Dec 26-Jan 9, or EDCO branches call EDCO to setup • Place trimmed tree bulky item pickup inside your green waste for scheduled pick cart with the lid up day. closed

Residents can place • Remove all lights, cut trees in green ornaments, tinsel and bin at any time the tree stand before regular • Cut tree in 4-foot collection day, lengths and trim off Lemon Grove Dec 26-Jan 9, or EDCO branches call EDCO to setup • Place trimmed tree bulky item pickup inside your green waste for scheduled pick cart with the lid up day. closed

Residents can recycle their Christmas trees by placing the trees in their yard waste bins on their regular pick- up day. Trees must be cut into maximum 4-ft sections and must fit Dec 26th, 2020 - into the green yard Jan 9th, 2021 during waste container. Waste Santee regularly scheduled Ornaments, tinsel and Management collection day tree stands must be

removed before being recycled. Flocked trees cannot be recycled, but will be collected if cut into 4-ft sections and placed into the regular trash bin.

If you currently have green waste services, Waste Management will collect and recycle Christmas trees for Trees taller than six the first two weeks feet must be cut in following Christmas half. Please remove all from December 26 to decoration including January 9 on your tinsel, lights, scheduled collection ornaments and tree

day. stands. Flocked trees Waste

cannot be recycled, so Management Unincorporated If you do not have please cut them to fit San Diego green waste into your trash cart County services, please and they will be (including contact Customer collected by your trash Alpine, Service at collector. Boulevard, (619) 596-5100 to Campo, Casa De schedule the pick-up Oro, Crest, of your Christmas Cottonwood, tree for a nominal Dehesa, fee. Dulzura,

Eucalyptus Cut tree in pieces 4ft Hills, or shorter and place in Glenview, green waste bin. No Guatay, Jamul, artificial or flocked Republic Lakeside, Pine Year-round trees. Place tree at Services Valley, the curb on your Potrero, regular collection day. Rancho San

Diego, Spring

Valley) Residents can place • Remove all lights, cut trees in green ornaments, tinsel and bin at any time the tree stand before regular • Cut tree in 4-foot collection day, lengths and trim off Dec 26-Jan 9, or EDCO branches call EDCO to setup • Place trimmed tree bulky item pickup inside your green waste for scheduled pick cart with the lid up day. closed

Contact your waste hauler to confirm collection dates and instructions Please also place undecorated botanical decorations inside your green waste cart

EDCO (760) 744-5615

Republic Services (800) 421-9401

Waste Management (760) 439-2824 Christmas Tree Recycling San Diego County Drop-off Locations

Community Dates Available Drop-off Address Runs for Approximately River Village 2 Weeks following Northwest parking lot Bonsall Christmas (Check with 5256 Mission Road EDCO for Details) Bonsall, CA 92003 Calaveras Park 2997 Glasgow Dr Carlsbad, CA 92010

Poinsettia Park 6600 Hidden Valley Rd Carlsbad, CA 92011

Stagecoach Park Dec 26th, 2020 - Carlsbad 3420 Camino De Los Coches Jan 16th, 2021 Carlsbad, CA 92008

City of Carlsbad Fire Station I 1275 Carlsbad Village Dr Carlsbad, CA 92008

Waste Management 5960 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92008 Glorietta Bay Park (boat ramp parking lot) 1975 Strand Way Dec 25th, 2020 - Coronado, CA 92118 Coronado Jan 15th, 2021 Coronado Cays (parking lot across Fire Station on Grand Caribe Causeway) Del Mar Public Works Dec 26th, 2020 - Del Mar 2240 Jimmy Durante Boulevard Jan 16th, 2021 Del Mar, CA 92014 Runs for Approximately 2 Weeks following El Cajon Recycle Buy Back Center El Cajon Christmas (Check with 925 O’Connor Street, El Cajon Waste Management for Details) Community Dates Available Drop-off Address Kit Carson Park (south entrance, first parking lot on the right, across front the adult softball complex) Dec 26th, 2020 - Escondido, CA 92025 Escondido Jan 8th, 2021 Jesmond Dene Park (parking lot next to the ball fields) 2401 N Broadway Escondido, CA 92026 Imperial Beach Public Works 495 10th St Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Dec 25th, 2020 - Imperial Beach Jan 15th, 2021 Sport Recreation Center Parking lot 425 Imperial Beach Blvd. Imperial Beach, CA 91932

EDCO Station Dec 26th, 2020 - La Mesa 8184 Commercial Street Jan 9th, 2021 La Mesa, CA 91942 Civic Center Park Dec 25th, 2020 - Lemon Grove 3200 Main Street, Lemon Grove, Jan 15th, 2021 91945

Kimball Park (12th St & A Ave) - A Ave Parking Lot, Dec 26th, 2020 - National City Jan 15th, 2021 Las Palmas Park (1800 E. 22nd St) - Pool Parking Lot

El Corazon Compost Facility Runs for Approximately 3210 Oceanside Blvd. 2 Weeks following Oceanside, CA 92056 Oceanside Christmas (Check with Waste Management for City Operation Center Details) 4925 Oceanside Blvd Oceanside, CA 92056 Ramona High School 1401 Hanson Street, Ramona, Dec 26th and 27th, 92065 Ramona Jan 1st - 3rd 8AM-3PM The Village Shopping Center in SD Country Estates Ramona, CA 92065 Community Dates Available Drop-off Address Runs for Approximately Senior Center 2 Weeks following San Marcos 111 Richmar Ave Christmas (Check with San Marcos, CA 92069 EDCO for Details) San Pasqual Valley Soils 16111 Old Milky Way, Escondido, California 92027 (760) 746-4769 www.spvsoils.com San Pasqual Dec 26th, 2020 -

Valley Jan 16th, 2021 Hours of operation: Monday – Friday: 7:00 am – 4:30 pm Saturday: 7:00 am – 2:30 pm Sunday: Closed

Waste Management Recycle Center 925 O’Connor Street, El Cajon, Dec 26th, 2020 - CA 92020 Santee Jan 9th, 2021 Open 7:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, and 7:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday.

La Colonia County Park 715 Valley Ave Runs for Approximately Solana Beach, CA 92075 2 Weeks following Solana Beach Christmas (Check with Solana Beach City Hall EDCO for Details) 635 S. Highway 101 Solana Beach, CA 92075

Runs for Approximately Valley Center Elementary School 2 Weeks following Lower parking lot Valley Center Christmas (Check with 28751 Cole Grad Road EDCO for Details) Valley Center, CA 92082

Public parking lot (between S. Santa Fe Avenue and Mercantile Runs for Approximately St) 2 Weeks following 523 S. Santa Fe Ave Vista Christmas (Check with Vista, CA 92083 EDCO for Details) Parking lot (corner of S. Melrose Dr and Shadowridge Dr)

Christmas tree recycling is also available in 16 drop-off locations in the City of San Diego, click HERE to view listings