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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)<\/p>\nWhen 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\u2019s Holiday Treecycling service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the City, close to 155 tons of holiday trees \u2014 roughly 10,000 trees \u2014 are recycled into landscaping mulch in Long Beach each year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
Residents can drop off their trees at the following locations<\/a> from Dec. 26 to Jan. 9:\u00a0<\/p>\n Bixby Park \u2013 First Street at Cherry Avenue\u00a0<\/p>\n Cesar E. Chavez Park \u2013 Golden Shore Street at Fourth Street<\/p>\n El Dorado Park \u2013 2760 N. Studebaker Road (South parking lot behind Administration Building)\u00a0<\/p>\n Houghton Park \u2013 Myrtle Avenue at Harding Street\u00a0<\/p>\n Hudson Park \u2013 Hill Street at Webster Avenue\u00a0<\/p>\n Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau \u2013 2929 E. Willow St.<\/p>\n Orizaba Park \u2013 Orizaba Avenue at 14th Street\u00a0<\/p>\n Scherer Park \u2013 49th Street at Del Amo Boulevard\u00a0<\/p>\n Stearns Park \u2013 23rd Street at Roycroft Avenue\u00a0<\/p>\n Veterans Park \u2013 28th Street at Pine Avenue<\/p>\n Wardlow Park \u2013 Monlaco Road at Rutgers Avenue\u00a0<\/p>\n Whaley Park North \u2013 Chatwin Avenue at Atherton Street<\/p>\n Will Rogers Mini Park \u2013 East Paoli Way at Third Street\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Those who bring their trees are asked to do the following:<\/p>\n Remove all decorations\u00a0<\/p>\n Take the tree out of its stand<\/p>\n Cut them in half if they are over 12 feet tall<\/p>\n Leave the tree unwrapped<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n To learn more about Holiday Treecycling, check out lbcity.info\/Treecycling<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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