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Where to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in the Bay Area, 2012/2013 Edition

January 1, 2013, 2:16 pm • Posted by Lisa Pickoff-White
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Don't go over your city or county's Christmas tree composting/recycling  cliff. Find out when and how to get rid of that tree with our annual guide. No county or city accepts flocked or decorated trees for curbside pickup, although some … Continue reading »

Filed under: Environment, Marin, Napa, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma
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SF Curbside Christmas Tree Pickup Begins Jan 2; Video: SF Trees Get the Chipper

December 27, 2012, 8:45 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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(BCN and KQED) San Francisco's annual Christmas tree recycling program will start next week when residents can leave their trees curbside for pickup, city officials announced today. The "treecycling" was the topic of a news conference today in Civic Center … Continue reading »

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Follow "The People's Tree" From California to Washington D.C.

November 11, 2011, 3:23 pm • Posted by Kelly Wilkinson
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The six-story fir tree that will brighten the National Mall in Washington D.C. is taking a victory lap, of sorts. The 65-foot white fir was felled in Stanislaus National Forest. This is the fourth time that the "The People's Tree" … Continue reading »

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Where to Recycle Bay Area Christmas Trees

December 27, 2010, 12:57 pm • Posted by Lisa Pickoff-White
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Alameda Alameda county provides year-round curbside pick-up of Christmas trees and yard-trimming. Call the county's recycling hotline at 877-STOPWASTE or find your city's specific recycling program. Contra Costa Many cities in Contra Costa will pick-up Christmas trees during the holiday … Continue reading »

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