BEVERLY HILLS—On December 26, the Los Angeles Public Works, and the City of Beverly Hills posted reminders on their websites on how and when to safely recycle Christmas trees.
The City of Beverly Hills posted the following information on their X social media page:
“After celebrating the holidays, the City of Beverly Hills wants to remind all residents about proper tree recycling during this time of year.”
The City of LA posted the following message on their X social media site:
“You may not want to hear it, but your natural Christmas tree is dry and needs to go! LA City Sanitation makes it easy to remove that fire hazard from your home whether you have green bin collection or not. It is an easy process.” Contact the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for more information.
The majority of the cities in Los Angeles County require residents to remove all decorations, plastic, tinsel, tree stands, zip ties, lights…before recycling. On the City of Los Angeles Clean LA webpage residents to call their city offices for more recycling information.
Beverly Hills residents are asked to make sure the trees have had all of the holiday decor removed from them before placing them in the alley on the usual trash collection day. This service will be provided through the end of January.
By Sharon