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 through the second week of January, according to the city’s website. Live trees — excluding flocked or decorated varieties — 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.
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., through Jan. 8th)
- North Area Recovery Station, 4450 Roseville Rd. (8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Jan. 8th)
- Kiefer Landfill, 12701 Kiefer Blvd. (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 8-9th)
- Elder Creek Transfer and Recovery, 8642 Elder Creek Rd. (8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 8th
- Dan Russell Rodeo Arena, Rodeo Park, end of Stafford Street, in Folsom. (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 8th)
- SMUD Corporation Yard, 6100 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento. (8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jan. 8th)
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 sent to the landfill rather than recycled.
