By Daily Press staff
After the holidays, Santa Monica residents may recycle their Christmas trees at various parks throughout the city, but tinsel, ornaments and stands should be removed from the trees. The trees may be brought to the City of Santa Monica’s Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station at 2401 Delaware Ave. throughout the month of January for free. The transfer station is open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and located at 2401 Delaware Ave. For more information, call (310) 829-7323. The Christmas Tree Recycling Program for this season will also include collections at four local parks on two consecutive weekends. The drop-off dates will be Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4 and 5, and the following weekend, Jan. 11 and 12. Drop-off sites will be at Douglas Park, Christine Emerson Reed Park, Los Amigos Park and Clover Park.
For West Los Angeles residents, trees may be dropped off Jan. 4 and 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations: ■ Crenshaw: Rancho Cienega Recreation Center, 5001 Rodeo Rd. ■ Rancho Park: Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Ave. ■ Westchester: Westchester Municipal Bldg., 7166 W. Manchester Ave. For more information, call the Los Angeles hotline: 1 (800) 5-TREE-56.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 30, 2002. Read the original PDF.