Give your Christmas tree the proper holiday send-off. Rather than toss it in the trash, recycle it. You’ll be doing our local landfills a big favor. Bring your Christmas tree to the SMUD Corporation Yard at 6100 Folsom Boulevard on Jan. 8 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. SMUD staff will mulch it for free.

Please remove all tinsel, lights, tree stands and nails. Flocked trees will be accepted at all locations. There is a limit of five trees per vehicle.

Christmas trees may also be recycled for free at the following sites and dates:

In Sacramento

Elder Creek Recovery and Transfer
8642 Elder Creek Road (Jackson Highway, south on Florin Perkins Road, left on Elder Creek Road)
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 8
Also accepting trees
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31

Kiefer Landfill
12701 Kiefer Boulevard (Jackson Highway, north on Grant Line Road, right on Kiefer Boulevard)
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 9

North Area Recovery Station
4450 Roseville Road (I-80, north Watt Avenue, left on Roseville Road)
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 9

Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station
8491 Fruitridge Road (Jackson Highway, south on Florin Perkins Road, left on Fruitridge Road)
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 9
Also accepting trees
Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 27 – Jan. 31

In Folsom

Dan Russell Rodeo Arena
(Folsom City Park, end of Stafford Street)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 9

Please note: Loads in excess of five trees will be accepted only at Elder Creek Recovery and Transfer, Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station.

For more about recycling Christmas trees, contact the Sacramento County Consolidated Utilities Billing Services at 916-875-5555 or visit www.sacgreenteam.com.

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Disclosure: Becky Repka is employed by SMUD in Corporate Communications.