Sentinel staff report–
Citrus Heights residents have several options for recycling live trees, or disposing of flocked trees.
Republic Services, which handles waste collection for the City of Citrus Heights, is offering free pickup of live trees from Dec. 26 through Jan. 15, 2021. Live trees — excluding flocked or decorated trees — can be placed next to waste collection bins for curbside pickup on regular collection days. Live trees can also be cut into pieces and placed in green bins anytime.
Collection days remain the same during the holiday season, except for those with collection days falling on Christmas and New Years, where residents will have their collection day shifted to the following day.
Those wishing to dispose of flocked trees can do so at the following locations in Sacramento County:
- Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station, 8491 Fruitridge Road. (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 9th)
- North Area Recovery Station, 4450 Roseville Rd. (8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jan. 9th)
- Kiefer Landfill, 12701 Kiefer Blvd. (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 9-10th)
- Elder Creek Transfer and Recovery, 8642 Elder Creek Rd. (8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 9th)
- Dan Russell Rodeo Arena, Rodeo Park, end of Stafford Street, in Folsom. (9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 9th)
A notice on Sacramento County’s website says “trees must be free of flocking, tinsel, decorations, nails and stands,” in order to be recycled. The site also says flocked trees are accepted, “but will be treated as garbage and sent to the landfill.” (See county notice)
