Christmas Tree Recycling In The Valley: How To Turn Your Tree Into Mulch For Free

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Now that Christmas is over, it's time to clean up from the holiday revelry. Fortunately, San Fernando Valley residents with real Christmas trees won't have to go through much trouble to properly dispose of them.

LA 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

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 Valley location:

Lopez Canyon Environmental Education Center
11950 Lopez Canyon Road
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342

Trees will be accepted at several LA Fire Department stations until Jan. 12, including these Valley stations:

Fire Station #28
11641 Corbin Avenue, 91326 – Porter Ranch
(818) 756-9728

Fire Station #77
9224 Sunland Boulevard, 91352 – Sun Valley
(818) 756-8677

Fire Station #81
14355 Arminta Street, 91402 - Panorama City
(818) 756-8681

Fire Station #88
5101 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, 91403 – Sherman Oaks
(818) 756-8606

Fire Station #106
23004 Roscoe Boulevard, 91304 – West Hills
(818) 756-86064