PRESS RELEASE

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Public Works Department will once again offer its Holiday Tree Recycling Program, also known as “Treecycling.” This annual program provides Long Beach residents with 12 convenient drop-off locations for disposal of live holiday trees free of charge from Dec. 26, 2023, through Jan. 12, 2024.

The Treecycling program collects the disposed holiday trees and sends them to either a chipping facility where they are turned into landscaping mulch or to a biomass conversion facility for energy generation. The City collects approximately 200 tons of holiday trees annually, which equates to approximately 10,000 to 15,000 trees. Proper disposal of holiday trees through the Treecycling program prevents fire hazards and reduces illegally dumped trees in alleys and the public right-of-way.

Residents are encouraged to drop off their holiday trees from Dec. 26, 2023, through Jan. 12, 2024, at any of the locations listed below. All locations will operate weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A map of the drop off locations, available in multiple languages, is available here.

• Bixby Park, 1st Street at Cherry Avenue
• Cesar E. Chavez Park, Golden Shore Street at 4th Street
• El Dorado Park, 2760 N. Studebaker Rd. (South Parking Lot Behind Administration Building)
• Houghton Park, Myrtle Avenue at Harding Street
• Hudson Park, Hill Street at Webster Avenue
• Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau, 2929 E. Willow St. 

• Marina Vista Park, E. Colorado Street at Marina Drive
• Orizaba Park, Orizaba Avenue at 14th Street
• Scherer Park, 49th Street at Del Amo Boulevard
• Stearns Park, 23rd Street at Roycroft Avenue
• Veterans Park, 28th Street at Pine Avenue
• Wardlow Park, Monlaco Road at Rutgers Avenue

All tree decorations and stands must be removed and trees over 12 feet tall should be cut in half. Flocked trees will be accepted, however artificial trees will not. Businesses cannot utilize this service for disposing of their holiday trees, as this service is for residents only.

Residents with City-serviced refuse accounts who are unable to drop off their holiday tree may participate in the citywide Treecycling pick-up day on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. City customers must place their tree where recycling is normally collected by 7 a.m. on the pickup day.

For more information on the Treecycling program, visit longbeach.gov/lbrecycles.