City Encourages Residents to Recycle Their Christmas Trees

The City of Beverly Hills and the Public Works Department wishes all residents Happy Holidays, and asks once again for your cooperation again this year to recycle your Christmas tree and continue the great progress the community has made in reducing solid waste.

If you have a green yard waste container, cut your tree into small pieces and place it in the container. If you do not have a green container, place the tree in the alley next to your trash can. Remember to remove the stand, ornaments and lights from the tree.

Beverly Hills’ residents have made great strides in reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfills. The mixed waste from the black containers is sent to a material recovery facility (MRF) where the recyclables are sorted from the refuse mixture. The yard clippings in the green containers are sent to a composting facility.

Since the city changed to a MRF disposal system, the diversion rate has increased from 57 percent to more than 70 percent.