Give Your Tree Back to Nature

Coronado (EDCO): Curbside, with regular trash pickup Monday through Jan. 15. Drop-off at Glorietta Bay Boat Launching Ramp parking lot off Strand Way (follow signs to bins) or at the Coronado Cays lot next to the fire station, Monday through Jan. 15. Please place trees inside collection containers. Don’t throw that crispy Christmas tree in the trash now that the holiday is over. Most cities across the county will pick it up and recycle it straight from the curb on regular trash days. For those living in multifamily complexes, drop-off locations are available. The trees are collected and taken to landfills where they are grinded into mulch for future use. In Chula Vista, the mulch is used at the Otay Landfill during wet weather to enhance slope stability. For those who feel badly for trees that are cut down and used as temporary Christmas decor, Environmental Services Program Director Lynne France of Chula Vista offers this: “Christmas trees are not as environmentally horrible as everyone thinks, because they are plantation grown for the purpose of being a Christmas tree,” France said. “It’s not like they are cutting down old-growth forests to give you a Christmas tree.” For recycling purposes, all trees must be cleaned of tree stands, lights, ornaments and other decorations. Read the entire Union Tribune article here.