If you’re thinking about putting your tree out on the curb or corner this week, hold off! Starting next week, trees that are collected will be recycled as part of the city’s treecycling program.
To participate, just put your tree out with your cans on your normal garbage pickup day. Your tree should be cleaned of all ornaments, trimmings and lights, and trees over 6 feet tall should be cut in half.
Trees will be collected during two weeks; January 3 through January 7, and January 10 through January 14.
There will also be several drop-off locations throughout the city beginning on January 3, including the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council at 780 Frederick St., which will be open until Jan. 17; Recology Golden Gate at 900 Seventh St. (Berry Street side); and Recology San Francisco at 501 Tunnel Ave., which will be open until Jan. 15.
So what happens to all the trees that the city picks up for recycling? They’re chipped at Recology San Francisco and the wood chips are transferred to a facility in Tracy. There, they will serve as boiler fuel at a waste-to-energy facility.
Questions? Call Recology Sunset Scavenger at (415) 330-1300 or Recology Golden Gate at (415) 626-4000.
Sarah B.
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