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HOLIDAY TREES - Please cut up your holiday tree to fit in your green cart with the lid closed for your normal weekly compost collection. Flocked trees are not compostable. Please place flocked trees in your refuse container. You may also choose to drop your holiday tree off at the City's Transfer Station (1201 2nd St.) at no charge during the month of January. Businesses who normally don't have compost collection can call 311 (or 510-981-7270) to schedule a tree pick-up at the curb.

After January you can cut up your tree to fit in your plant debris cart, or you can bring it to the Berkeley Transfer Station for the minimum compost fee of $23. Flocked trees will be charged the minimum refuse fee of $29.

Please remove: all lights, decorations, tinsel, plastic bags and plastic tree stands. Flocked trees are not compostable.