Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
In an effort to be much more environmentally friendly, residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties can recycle their Christmas trees through Recology and GreenWaste Recovery's collection service.
Residents of Santa Clara County, including Mountain View and Cupertino, will be able to recycle their trees this January, where property managers can call to arrange tree pickup from a central location.
It should be noted that people who want to recycle their trees should remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and stands from their trees, cut the tree into smaller pieces and leave it next to their compost carts for pickup on regular service days.
He also mentions that trees should be cut to five feet or less, while the cut pieces can also be placed in the compost carts once the lid can be closed for Recology to accept them.
Meanwhile, for residents of San Mateo County, whose service area includes cities such as East Palo Alto to Burlingame, tree collection runs from January 1 to 31.
In this case, trees over eight feet must be cut down before being placed next to a collection cart. Also, apartment or condominium managers in the county may schedule tree pickup between January 2 and January 31 for the entire complex.
For more information on Recology Santa Clara County's tree collection, interested parties can visit the https://www.recology.com/recology-south-bay/santa-clara-county-residential/specialty-services/
More information about tree harvesting in San Mateo County is available at https://rethinkwaste.org/2020/12/23/2020-2021-holiday-schedule-tree-collection/
