By Gina Yarbrough
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego has kick-off its 47th annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program on Saturday.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and City Councilmember Chris Cate joined representatives from the City’s Environmental Services Department at the Miramar Landfill to officially launch the recycling program.
“By recycling Christmas trees it helps our city meet its ambitious climate action plan by reducing the amount of waste entering our landfill,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said. “This reduces our greenhouse gas emissions and gets us closer to our zero waste goal of 2040.”
“The city’s Christmas tree recycling program takes your Christmas trees and recycles them into great products made right here at the Miramar Greenery,” said San Diego City Councilmember Chris Cate.
There will be 17 locations around San Diego where residents can drop off their Christmas trees to be recycled. The program is available to San Diego residents only.
The landfill will accept green and flocked trees with fake snow. All tree stands, bags, netting, lights, ornaments, tinsel, and other tree decorations must be removed prior to dropping off trees.
Artificial trees are not accepted. Residents are encouraged not to illegally dump any other items at the drop-off locations.
The event will run through Jan. 23, and features 17 drop-off locations:
Carmel Valley – Carmel Valley Recreation Center, 3777 Townsgate Drive (lower parking lot)
Encanto – Cielo Drive at Woodman Street
Golden Hill – Golden Hill Recreation Center, 2600 Golf Course Drive
La Jolla – Kate Sessions Memorial Park, corner of Mount Soledad Road and Loring Street
Logan Heights – Memorial Recreation Center, 2902 Marcy Ave.
Miramar – Miramar Greenery Recycling at Miramar Landfill, 5180 Convoy St. (accepts trees throughout the year)
Mission Bay – SeaWorld Drive at Pacific Highway
Mountain View – Ocean View Boulevard at 40th Street (north side)
Oak Park – Chollas Lake, 6350 College Grove Drive (Gloria Mesa parking lot)
Ocean Beach – Robb Field Recreation Center, 2525 Bacon St.
Otay Mesa/Nestor – Montgomery Waller Community Park (lower parking lot, southeast corner of Palm Avenue and Beyer Boulevard)
Rancho Bernardo – Rancho Bernardo Recreation Center, 18448 West Bernardo Drive
Rancho Penasquitos – Canyonside Recreation Center, 12350 Black Mountain Road
San Diego State University – Parking lot 17 off Alvarado Road
Scripps Ranch – Scripps Ranch Recreation Center, 11454 Blue Cypress Drive
Tierrasanta – Tierrasanta Community Park, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (pool parking lot)
University City – Standley Community Park (parking lot), 3585 Governor Drive
For more information, visit Christmas Tree Recycling | Environmental Services | City of San Diego Official Website.
