When the various seasonal festivities conclude later this month, Long Beach residents will be able to drop off their holiday trees as part of the City’s Holiday Treecycling service. 

Over a two-week period, used trees can be dropped off for free at 13 locations citywide, courtesy of the Long Beach Energy and Environmental Services Department. Live trees and flocked trees will be accepted, but artificial trees will not. 

Treecycling not only ensures proper disposal, but aims to lessen the amount of illegally dumped trees as well as prevent trees from going to the landfill and becoming fire hazards.  

According to the City, close to 155 tons of holiday trees — roughly 10,000 trees — are recycled into landscaping mulch in Long Beach each year. 

Holiday decorations are on display in the Grand Hall of the Aquarium of the Pacific, including a Menorah, a Kwanzaa Kinara, and a Christmas Tree. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

Residents can drop off their trees at the following locations from Dec. 26 to Jan. 9: 

Bixby Park – First Street at Cherry Avenue 

Cesar E. Chavez Park – Golden Shore Street at Fourth Street

El Dorado Park – 2760 N. Studebaker Road (South parking lot behind Administration Building) 

Houghton Park – Myrtle Avenue at Harding Street 

Hudson Park – Hill Street at Webster Avenue 

Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau – 2929 E. Willow St.

Orizaba Park – Orizaba Avenue at 14th Street 

Scherer Park – 49th Street at Del Amo Boulevard 

Stearns Park – 23rd Street at Roycroft Avenue 

Veterans Park – 28th Street at Pine Avenue

Wardlow Park – Monlaco Road at Rutgers Avenue 

Whaley Park North – Chatwin Avenue at Atherton Street

Will Rogers Mini Park – East Paoli Way at Third Street 

The drop-off hours at all locations are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  

Those who bring their trees are asked to do the following:

Remove all decorations 

Take the tree out of its stand

Cut them in half if they are over 12 feet tall

Leave the tree unwrapped

Long Beach will also offer a one-time curbside collection on Saturday, Jan. 10 for residents with City refuse, recycling and organics service. To guarantee pickup, trees must be placed at their regular collection spot by 7 a.m. that morning.

To learn more about Holiday Treecycling, check out lbcity.info/Treecycling.