Green Waste: Beginning in 1989, the Sanitation Districts provided green waste recovery at all active Districts' landfills. The landfills would shred all separated green wastes for use as alternative daily landfill cover material (ADC) with a portion used as mulch. The Sanitation Districts would provide customers a reduced fee at the landfills for clean loads of green waste. Approximately 80 cities and the County of Los Angeles implemented separate residential green waste collection programs. As of January 1, 2020, the ADC Program will be discontinued due to changes in State Law (AB 1594, Bustamante, Statutes 2014) that eliminated the diversion credit allowed for processed green materials utilized as ADC.

Christmas Trees: As part of green waste recovery efforts, the Sanitation Districts offered a special Christmas tree recycling event each year beginning in 1990. The landfills operated by the Sanitation Districts accepted uncontaminated loads of 100% Christmas trees, at no charge, if a city sponsored the collection of trees. However, the Sanitation Districts will no longer be conducting a separate Christmas Tree Recycling Program at any of our facilities due to changes in State Law (AB 1594, Bustamante, Statutes 2014) that eliminated the diversion credit allowed for processed green materials utilized as an ADC.

Individual residents should contact their city's recycling coordinator for information on recycling their Christmas tree. Cities are encouraged to divert all Christmas trees from disposal each holiday season through a city-sponsored green waste recovery program or through a local community-based project.

If you would like more information regarding the Sanitation Districts' Green Waste Program, you may contact Nick Morell at (562) 908-4288, extension 2444, or via email at nmorell@lacsd.org.

The County of Los Angeles (County) has contracted with waste haulers serving the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to provide Christmas tree recycling services to residences and multi-residential complexes, and commercial, institutional, and industrial entities. More information on the County's Christmas Tree Recycling program is available by calling 1-888-CleanLA (1-888-253-2652) and on the web at www.888cleanla.com.

The City of Los Angeles (City) asks that residents recycle their trees by cutting them up and placing them in their green waste container. If they are unable to use their green waste container or cannot cut up their trees to place in the container, they may also recycle their trees by bringing them to one of the drop-off sites operated by the City.

• Drop-off locations and more information about the City's program

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