Christmas Tree Recycling Programs in San Diego County
Instructions for Curbside Service
Waste Management – North County (760) 439-2824 or East County (619) 596-5100
North County customers can place their (non-flocked) trees at the curb for collection/recycling.
Be sure to remove all decorations, including ornaments, tinsel, lights and the tree stand; if the tree is taller than six feet, please cut it in half. East County customers 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 4-ft sections and must fit into yard waste container. Flocked trees cannot be recycled, but will be collected if cut into three-foot sections and placed into the regular trash cart. Trees will be picked up for recycling beginning Dec. 27th until January 15th
Allied Waste – (619) 421-9400 or (858) 278-6061
Allied Customers with curbside yard waste collection can recycle holiday trees by placing them at the curb on their regular collection day for the first two weeks after Christmas. Please remove all ornaments, tinsel, garland and plastic or metal stands. Cut trees to 4 foot lengths or less. Artificial trees are not recyclable through curbside programs and will not be collected.
Apartments, condominiums, mobile homes: Contact your manager or HOA for information about collection at your complex.
EDCO (760) 744-2700
Christmas trees, including flocked trees, may be recycled in EDCO’s yard waste recycling program. Place cut trees in designated yard waste recycling container(s), or bundle tree sections together with twine (maximum 4 feet in length and 18 inches in diameter) and place on curb during regular yard waste collection or in yard waste bin.
If your apartment or condominium has a collection program for landscape material, place tree sections into your designated green waste container.
ESCONDIDO DISPOSAL – (760) 745-3203 (Service for Escondido only)
Christmas trees are collected curbside from single-family residents from Dec. 27th
through Jan. 14th
Trees must be cut to 4-foot lengths and may not be placed in plastic bags, may not be flocked, and may not include tinsel, ornaments, nails, or tree stands. Set the tree out at the curb with your regular greens collection or put in yard waste bin (must fit into yard waste bin). Flocked trees should be cut to fit inside trash container.
Multi-family residents should ask their complex manager for the tree collection site at their complex.
Trees will be collected from these multi-family sites from Dec. 27th through Jan. 9th
and include the
same restrictions listed above for curbside tree collection.
RAMONA DISPOSAL – (760) 789-0516
Christmas trees are collected curbside from single-family residents on their service date. Residents
should cut down to sizes no longer than 4-feet in length or they will not be removed. Clean Green
trees only (no plastic bags, and may not include tinsel, ornaments, nails, or tree stands).
DAILY DISPOSAL – (619) 702-3300
Christmas trees are collected curbside from single-family residents on their regular green waste
collection date. Trees must be cut into sections that fit into yard waste bin. Trees may not be flocked,
and may not include tinsel, ornaments, nails or tree stands. Major Cities, Communities, and Unincorporated Areas
Alpine (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Waste Management, Daily Disposal, Pacific Waste, Allied Waste
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information-N/A
Bonsall
Service Company –EDCO (760) 727-1600
Curbside- yes
Drop-off Information- Please drop at River Village at 5256 S Mission in the northwest parking lot from
12/27 to 1/10.
Camp Pendleton
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside – yes
Carlsbad
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- Calaveras Park- 2997 Glasgow Dr., Poinsettia Park- 6600 Hidden Valley Road,
Stagecoach Park (lower park)- 3420 Camino de los Coches, Fire Station #1- 1275 Carlsbad Village Dr.,
Waste Management/Palomar Transfer Station- 5690 El Camino Real.
Christmas tree recycling is available between December 27 and January 17. Please remove all lights,
ornaments, and stands. No flocked trees accepted.
Chula Vista
Service Company- Allied Waste
Curbside- yes
Drop-off Information – Call (619) 421-9400 for more details.
Chula Vista single family residents with cart service can recycle holiday trees by placing them at
the curb on their regular collection day or use one of their two free yard waste passes to take their
tree to the Otay landfill.
Apartment, condominium, or mobile home residents: Contact your manager or HOA for
information about the free pre-scheduled collection day for your complex.
Coronado
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- Place trees inside the collection bin: Dec. 25- Jan. 8 Collection bins located
in the parking lot of Glorietta Bay Park Boat Ramp (off Strand Way). Residents of Coronado Cays
can drop off holiday trees in the collection bin located in the parking lot across from the Fire
Station on Grand Caribe Causeway.
Crest (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Waste Management, Allied Waste
Curbside- yes
Drop-off – Waste Management’s recycling and buyback center, located at 925 Oconner St. in El Cajon,
just south of the intersection of Bradley Ave. and Johnson Ave. They will accept trees M-F 7am to 5pm,
Sat 8am to 12pm.
Del Mar
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- N/A El Cajon City and Unincoporated
Service Company- Waste Management, Allied Waste
Curbside- yes
Drop-off – Waste Management’s recycling and buyback center, located at 925 Oconner St. in El
Cajon, just south of the intersection of Bradley Ave. and Johnson Ave. They will accept trees M-F
7am to 5pm, Sat 8am to 12pm.
Encinitas
Service Company- EDCO, (760) 436-4151
Curbside – yes, single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular collection
service 12/27/10-01/14/11. Multi-Family complexes contact EDCO.
Drop-off Information- Contact EDCO.
Escondido
Service Company- Escondido Disposal, EDCO (760) 744-2700
Curbside: yes, single-family residents from Dec. 27 through Jan. 14. Set the tree out at the curb with
your regular greens collection. No tinsel, ornaments, nails, or tree stands. Must be cut to 4-foot
lengths. Flocked trees will be accepted. Multi-family residents should ask their complex manager
for the tree collection site at their complex. Trees will be collected from these multi-family sites from
Jan. 3 through Jan. 7 and include the same restrictions listed above for curbside tree collection.
Drop-off Information- (Dec. 26 – Jan.17) Kit Carson Park – 3333 Bear Valley Parkway (south
entrance, first parking lot on right), and Jesmond Dene Park – 2401 North Broadway (in the parking
lot next to ball fields.) Look for signs at both locations. There are no tree-length restrictions at the
drop-off sites
Fairbanks Ranch (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Waste Management, Allied Waste
Curbside- yes
Drop-off Information- N/A
Fallbrook (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Fallbrook Refuse, EDCO and Waste Management
Curbside Information- yes
Drop-off Information- River Village – 5256 Mission Road (North End near Prudential Realty)
Imperial Beach
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside- yes, single family residences may place their trees curbside during regular collection
service 12/26 -1/18.
Drop-off Information- (12/26-1/22) Public Works Facility – 495 Tenth St, Boys and Girls Club – 847
Encina Ave, Sports Recreation Center – 425 Imperial Beach Blvd
Jamul (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside- yes
Drop-off – Waste Management’s recycling and buyback center, located at 925 Oconner St. in El Cajon,
just south of the intersection of Bradley Ave. and Johnson Ave. They will accept trees M-F 7am to 5pm,
Sat 8am to 12pm.
Lakeside (Unincorporated)
Service Company- EDCO, Allied Waste, & Waste Management
Curbside- yes Drop-off – Waste Management’s recycling and buyback center, located at 925 Oconner St. in El Cajon,
just south of the intersection of Bradley Ave. and Johnson Ave. They will accept trees M-F 7am to 5pm,
Sat 8am to 12pm.
La Mesa
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside –yes
Drop-off Information- (Dec. 26 – Jan. 15) Residents of La Mesa can drop off trees at the EDCO Station,
located at 8184 Commercial Street in La Mesa’s industrial center. Holiday tree drop-off available:
Monday – Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Closed Christmas and New
Year’s Day.) Free holiday tree mulch will be available on a self-load/self-haul basis.
Lemon Grove
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside Information- yes, single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular
collection service 12/27-1/17
Drop-off Information- Dec. 27- Jan. 17. Collection bin located in the fenced dirt lot at the corner of
Central and Olive Ave. , across from Civic Center Park.
National City
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside Information- yes, single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular
collection service the first two weeks after Christmas.
Oceanside
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside – yes, customers can recycle their Christmas trees for free by placing the trees at the curb on
their regular pick-up day. Trees will be picked up for recycling during the two weeks following
Christmas, from Dec. 27 to Jan. 7. Remove all decorations, including ornaments, tinsel, lights and the
tree stand; if the tree is taller than six feet, please cut it in half. Flocked trees cannot be recycled, but
will be collected as regular trash.
Drop-off Information- N/A
Poway
Service Company- EDCO
Curbside – yes, yes, single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular collection
service 12/27/10-1/14/11. Multi-Family complexes contact EDCO
Drop-off Information- Contact EDCO, (858) 748-7769
Rancho Santa Fe
Service Company- Waste Management, Allied Waste, EDCO, (760) 436-4151
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- N/A
Ramona
Service Company- Ramona Disposal (760) 789-0516) or ramonadisposal.com
Curbside – yes, Residents may place holiday trees curbside from 12/26-1/15 during regular collection
days.
Drop-off Information- Ramona High School – Dec 31st
, Jan 1st
, Jan 2nd
, Jan 8th
and Jan 9th
. Residents do
not need to cut trees. Ramona Disposal will place collection bins at the high school parking lot,
residents can put their trees in those bins.
San Diego
All City of San Diego residents please call (858) 694-7000 for more information.
Drop-off Information- See attached list on last page
San Diego-Unincorporated EDCO- (760) 744-2700, Allied WasteThose living in single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular collection
service for the first two weeks after Christmas.
San Marcos
Service Company – EDCO
Curbside Collection – yes – Residents may place holiday trees curbside from 12/27 through 1/14
during regular collection days.
Drop-Off Dates – Dec. 26 – Jan. 12. Place trees inside collection bins located in the parking lot of
the Senior Center, located at 111 Richmar Avenue.
Multi-Family communities contact EDCO at 760.744.2700.
Santee
Service Company- Waste Management
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- Waste Management’s recycling and buyback center, located at 925 Oconner St.
in El Cajon, south of the intersection of Bradley Ave. and Johnson Ave. They will accept trees M-F 7am
to 5pm, Sat 8am to 12pm.
Spring Valley (Unincorporated)
Service Company- Waste Management, EDCO, & Allied Waste
Curbside- yes, single-family residences may place their trees curbside during regular collection
service the first two weeks after Christmas.
Drop-off – N/A
Solana Beach:
Service Company- Waste Management residential curbside,
Curbside Information- yes
Drop-off Information- (Dec. 26 – Jan. 14) 635 South Highway 101 (City Hall Parking Lot) and 715 Valley
Ave (La Colonia Community Center).
Valley Center
Service Company- Waste Management & EDCO, (760) 744-2700
Curbside – yes
Drop-off Information- Please contact EDCO at 760-744-2700 for the nearest drop off location.
Vista
Service Company-EDCO (760) 727-1600
Curbside-yes, residents may place holiday trees curbside on their regular collection day during the
two weeks after Christmas at no extra charge – from Monday, December 27 through Monday,
January 10. Trimmings and the stand must be removed. Organic decorations, such as natural
garland and wreathes, can also be placed in the residential designated yard waste container.
Drop off information-(Dec 27-Jan 10) Drop-off in the public parking lot between S. Santa Fe
Avenue and Mercantile Street (523 S. Santa Fe Avenue), Parking lot on the corner of S. Melrose Dr.
& Shadowridge Dr. City of San Diego
December 26, 2010 – January 23, 2011
• Residential only drop-off sites are listed below.
• Drop off trees during daylight hours only.
• No ornaments, trash, or tree stands.
• No commercial loads. • No fundraising loads.
Manual container customers using your own bins should place trees on the curb for
collection on your regular greenery recycling pickup day. Trees over four feet in length
should be cut in half.
Automated container customers using the large, green 96-gallon bin provided by the
city should cut their trees to fit into the automated container for pickup on collection
day.
Christmas Tree Residential Recycling Drop-off Sites
Site Address
1. Carmel Valley Carmel Valley Recreation Center, 3777 Townsgate
Drive, lower parking lot.
2. Encanto Cielo Dr. @ Woodman St.
3. Golden Hill Golden Hill Recreation Center, 2600 Golf Course Dr.
4. La Jolla Kate Sessions Park, Soledad Rd.
5. Logan Heights Memorial Recreation Center, 2902 Marcy Ave.
6. Miramar Miramar Landfill and Greenery Recycling, Convoy St.
north of Highway 52
7. Mission Bay Sea World Dr. @ Pacific Highway
8. Oak Park Chollas Lake, 6350 College Grove Dr., in Gloria’s Mesa
parking lot.
9. Ocean Beach Robb Field Recreation Center, 2525 Bacon St.
10. Otay Mesa/Nestor Montgomery Waller Community Park (lower west
parking lot on Palm Avenue)
11. Rancho Bernardo Rancho Bernardo Recreation Center,18448 W.
Bernardo Dr.
12. Rancho Penasquitos Canyonside Recreation Center, 12350 Black Mtn. Rd.
13. SDSU Parking Lot D off Alvarado Rd.
14. Scripps Ranch Scripps Ranch Recreation Center, 11454 Blue Cypress Dr.
15. Tierrasanta De Portola Middle School, 11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
16. University City Swanson Pool, 3585 Governor Dr.
