The City will host a Holiday Tree Recycling Event on Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8, to help Shoreline residents recycle their holiday trees. To support financial stewardship, the event will be shorter on Sunday this year, as the City transitions to a one-day, Saturday-only event next year.
After removing all hooks, ornaments, tinsel and tree stands, bring your tree and proof of Shoreline residence to the Meridian Park Elementary School parking lot, located at 17077 Meridian Ave N. on Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Please do not bring flocked, artificial or garden trees, branches, wreaths, or swags.
This is the only holiday tree recycling event in the City. Youth groups offering tree pickup service as a fundraiser often bring the trees to the Shoreline event. Trees will be recycled into wood chips, but they will not be chipped on-site at the event.
If there is snow or ice on the road that weekend, call (206) 801-2450 on the day of the event to find out if it is cancelled. If the event is cancelled or you cannot make it to the event, other options for disposal of holiday trees in Shoreline include:
• Recycle your tree in your CleanScapes curbside yard debris cart, if you have CleanScapes yard debris collection. Cut your tree in half if it is taller than 4 ft., and place it next to your yard debris container at the curb for collection at no cost. No flocked, tinseled or artificial trees are accepted; and trees without a yard debris cart next to it will not be collected.
• Recycle your tree at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N. 165th St. Please call (206) 296-4466 for information on rates.
• If you have a flocked, tinseled or an artificial tree, and you have CleanScapes curbside garbage collection, cut it to fit inside your garbage cart for free collection. If the tree is taller than 4 ft., cut it in half and put it next to your garbage cart for a collection cost of $3.75.
For more information about the Christmas Tree Recycling Event, call (206) 801-2700.
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