Convenient and Free One-Time Pickup

Free Pickup For 1-4 Unit Residences January 2-11

January 2 – 11:

• Place your clean, green holiday tree at the curb, next to your green yard trimmings cart on your regularly scheduled yard trimmings collection day. (Collection schedule is delayed by one day during the first week of January due to the New Year's Day holiday.)
• Remove all tinsel, ornaments, nails, and tree stands (metal or wood).
• Place trees curbside by 6am on collection day and no earlier than one day before.
• Trees must be no more than 5 feet tall. Cut taller trees in half.

After January 11:

• Recycle your clean, green holiday tree in your green yard trimmings cart at any time. Lid must close.
• Take clean, green holiday trees to the Davis Street Transfer Station (510-638-2303) for recycling at no charge, limit one (1) tree per household.
  

Free Drop-off or Fee-For- Service Appointment Pickup for 5-Or-More Unit Residences

• Tenants may take clean, green holiday trees to the Davis Street Transfer Station (510-638-2303) for recycling at no charge, limit one (1) tree per household.
• Property owners/managers may call Waste Management of Alameda County (510-613-8700) to get a price quote for services and to schedule pick up.

REMEMBER: "Snow" flocked trees cannot be recycled, and must be put inside your garbage container.

Thank you for recycling your Christmas tree / holiday tree!

Go:

• The New Weekly Pickup - Complete information about all the significant improvements to residential recycling services
• Green cart - weekly yard trimmings and food scraps recycling
• Gray cart - weekly bottles, cans, jars, paper and cardboard recycling
• Burgundy cart - weekly garbage and non-recyclables collection
• Used motor oil and oil filters - weekly collection for recycling
• Bulky pickup and recycling (household appliances and other bulky items)
• Holiday collection (what happens when your service day is also a holiday)
• Holiday tree recycling each January
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