LA Sanitation & Environment has curbside collection for Christmas trees, making it convenient to properly and safely recycle your tree.
3 ways to schedule Christmas tree collection:
Call our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489
Visit MYLA311 website and create a "Bulky Items" ticket and select "Christmas Tree" in the drop-down menu
Create a request by clicking the green SERVICE REQUEST tab on the right of the screen of our homepage. Create a "Bulky Items" ticket and select "Christmas Tree" in the drop-down menu
How to recycle your Christmas tree:
REMOVE all decorations, tinsel, and stand from the tree.
CUT* the tree into pieces, if needed, to fit into the green bin.
PLACE the tree pieces inside the green bin and put them out for regular pick-up on collection day.
*If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green bin, simply place the tree curbside next to your green waste bin on collection day.
Flocked trees and artificial trees can’t be recycled. Please place them in the black container to go to the landfill.
LASAN will recycle Christmas trees through February 4, 2023, and use them to produce compost and mulch that is available to residents for free.