Marin County
A number of Marin County areas settle for in-person Christmas tree drop-offs for little or no value: See the complete listing, in English and Spanish, of areas the place you’ll be able to drop off a Christmas tree in Marin county in January 2026.
San Rafael: Marin Sanitary Providers (MSS) will accumulate Christmas timber via Jan. 16. Residents can place their timber on the curb the evening earlier than their trash is normally collected. Any tree taller than 6 ft must be minimize in half.
After Jan. 16, MSS will nonetheless decide up your tree by request for a $5 payment. You may also drop off as much as two timber at no cost on the Marin Useful resource Restoration Heart at 565 Jacoby Avenue for the entire month of January. Flocked and synthetic timber are accepted there as properly, however for a payment.
MSS additionally gives the identical companies for residents of San Anselmo, Ross, Kentfield, Kent Woodlands, Fairfax, Greenbrae and Larkspur.
Mill Valley: Mill Valley Refuse Service (MVRS) will decide up timber via Jan. 16. Residents ought to place their timber on the curb each time their compost is normally picked up. Extra charges could apply after Jan. 16.
MVRS additionally gives the identical companies to residents in Almonte, Alto, Belvedere, Corte Madera, Homestead, Strawberry and Tiburon.
San Francisco County
Recology will accumulate Christmas timber via Jan. 16. Residents ought to place their timber subsequent to their compost bins the evening earlier than their trash is collected. Timber taller than 6 ft ought to first be minimize in half.
San Mateo County
Recology San Mateo will decide up Christmas timber curbside via Jan. 31. Residents should place their timber subsequent to their inexperienced compost cart. Timber taller than 8 ft must be minimize in half.
After January, timber should be minimize into items and be capable of match within the compost bin with the lid closed. You may also name Recology San Mateo for a particular pick-up.
Santa Clara County
San José: Residents can place their Christmas tree out 1 foot away from the curb (and 5-feet from their rubbish and recycling carts and any parked automobiles) the evening earlier than their trash is normally collected. In case you have a big tree, ensure you minimize it into 5-foot items or shorter. For those who stay in an house complicated, ask your property supervisor if you happen to ought to place it in a special location.
Sunnyvale: Metropolis officers are asking residents to put their timber out on the curb forward of normal trash pickup via Jan. 23, so long as the tree has been chopped all the way down to 4-foot chunks.
Mountain View: Residents with smaller timber can minimize them up and place the items inside their compost bins for normal trash decide up. Nevertheless, households with greater timber ought to first minimize them up into items smaller than 5 ft and place them “on the street gutter subsequent to your driveway to allow them to be simply seen by the drivers (and never missed as a result of they had been subsequent to hedges or bushes).”
Residents have till Jan. 16 to depart out their timber. After that date, they must contact Recology Mountain View by calling 650-967-3034 or emailing ContactUsRMV@recology.com
Solano County
Recology will decide up timber left on the curb. Timber must be minimize down into items shorter than 3 ft.
You may also drop off your tree at no cost via Jan. 22 at VALCORE Recycling, an area nonprofit that helps elevate funds for group organizations in Solano County. The VALCORE drop-off web site is situated at 38 Sheridan St. and is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to three p.m.
Sonoma County
Santa Rosa: Recology will decide up Christmas timber left on the curb via Jan. 10, on common assortment days.
After Jan. 10, residents should minimize their timber and match them into their inexperienced compost cart for pickup, lid closed, on their common trash day. You may also drop off your tree on the Sonoma County Fairgrounds till Jan. 17 (name forward to substantiate costs.)
Recology covers most of Sonoma County, so these guidelines apply to residents in Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Sebastopol and Healdsburg.
What about synthetic timber?
For those who’re seeking to throw out a synthetic tree, break it aside and separate every thing into three piles: the bottom and pole, branches, and decorations. The bottom and pole are normally product of steel and might be recycled. Synthetic tree branches are usually not product of recyclable supplies, so you’ll be able to toss them within the trash, and if you happen to’re not planning to avoid wasting your vacation decorations, be sure to additional separate them into both trash or recycling.
Take note: In case your tree is roofed in synthetic snow (what’s often known as a “flocked tree”) it can’t be composted, and can be taken to a landfill as an alternative.
This text contains reporting from KQED’s Sara Hossaini and Carly Severn.
