Residents of metro Bakersfield have myriad options for recycling their Christmas trees, according to the Kern County Waste Management Department.
There will be 28 drop-off locations throughout Kern County from Dec. 28 to Jan. 8. People also can put their trees in their green waste container provided they cut them into small enough pieces that the container lid closes completely.
Other options include taking trees to the Mount Vernon Green Waste Facility or the landfill. In those cases, tarp or cover the trees to avoid paying an untarped/unsecured load fee of a minimum of $5 per load.
And several groups will pick up Christmas trees for a small donation.
People need to remove all ornaments, lights and the tree stand from trees before recycling them. The trees will be cut up to make mulch for city parks, schoolyards and roadways.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
Bakersfield:
- Bena Landfill: 2951 Neumarkel Road, 17 miles east of Bakersfield, off Highway 58 at Tower Line Road
- Bakersfield College, corner of Haley and University
- Cal State Bakersfield: Southwest Little League Ball Park parking lot, Camino Media entrance
- Kern County Fairgrounds, P Street parking lot
- City of Bakersfield Green Waste Recycling Facility, 2600 S. Mount Vernon Ave., two miles south of Highway 58
OTHER AREAS
Arvin:
- DiGiorgio Park, corner of Meyer Street and Haven Drive
Shafter, Wasco, Delano, McFarland:
- Shafter-Wasco Landfill, 17621 Scofield Road, eight miles west of Shafter
- McFarland-Delano Transfer Station, 11249 Stradley Ave., one mile south of Delano
- City of Delano Corporation Yard, 725 S. Lexington St.
- City of Shafter Corporation Yard, 550 N. Shafter Ave., corner of East Tulare and North Shafter Avenue
- Wasco vacant lot, northeast corner of 8th and G streets
- Wasco Green Waste Site, 5201 7th St., two miles west of Wasco
Boron:
- Boron Landfill, 11400 Boron Ave., ½ mile south of Boron
California City:
- California City Fire Station, 20890 Hacienda Blvd.
Frazier Park/Lebec:
- Lebec Transfer Station, 300 Landfill Road, off Lebec Road, Interstate 5 to Lebec exit
Kern Valley:
- Kern Valley Transfer Station, 6092 Wulstein Way, four miles south of Kernville off of Sierra Highway
- Kissack Bay Parking Lot at the Boat Ramp, Highway 178 between Mt. Mesa and South Lake
Taft/Buttonwillow:
- Taft Landfill, 13351 Elk Hills Road, four miles north of Taft and one mile north of Highway 119
- City of Taft Collection Site, at Westside Waste, 274 E. Cedar St.
- Alley collection for Taft city residents
Mojave/Rosamond:
- Mojave-Rosamond Landfill, 400 Silver Queen Road, five miles south of Mojave
Ridgecrest:
- Ridgecrest Landfill, 3301 W. Bowman Road, five miles southwest of Ridgecrest
Tehachapi area:
- Tehachapi Landfill, 12001 E. Tehachapi Blvd.
- Bear Valley Springs, behind Bear Valley Springs Community Services District office (available Dec. 26-Jan. 8)
- Golden Hills, Meadowbrook Park (available Dec. 26-Jan. 8)
- Stallion Springs, across from Community Services District office (available Dec. 26-Jan. 8)
These organizations will pick up Christmas trees for $10:
- Boy Scout Troop #712, Bakersfield, 319-3954, Mon-Jan. 8
- Boy Scout Troop #407, North Bakersfield, 399-2213, prefers evenings of Dec. 27-29 and Jan. 3-5
- Fun Sports, Bakersfield, 378-2749 Tuesday-Jan. 3 except Jan. 1
- ISP Mission Trip, Bakersfield and Shafter, 549-3807, Monday-Jan. 9
- Pack 125, St. Francis Parish, metro Bakersfield, Dec. 29-30, Jan. 3., Jan. 7, pack125_treepickup@yahoo.com, 201-2999
- Bakersfield High School Driller Drumline & Color Guard on Dec. 31 (call by Monday) or on Jan. 7 (call by Jan. 2), 544-8733.
