December 2025

As the holiday season approaches, you might ask what to do with your holiday tree after the festivities. It is important to dispose of a live tree properly so it can be recycled. By properly disposing of your tree, you are also preventing fire hazards and reducing the number of illegally dumped trees in alleys and the public right of way.

Each year, approximately 170 tons of holiday trees are recycled into landscaping mulch by the City of Long Beach, which equates to about 10,000 trees. This mulch is then used across Long Beach to help soils retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Holiday trees are too heavy and bulky to be placed in the organics carts. To make sure trees are diverted from the landfill, we encourage residents of Long Beach to bring their trees to one of the City's 13 convenient drop-off locations, at no charge, between December 26 - January 9. Residents must remove all decorations, stands, and cut trees that are over 12 feet in half before dropping them off. Help us close the recycling loop this holiday season!

The drop-off hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. View a map of the drop-off locations on the City’s website. 



Treecycling Drop-off Locations -

• Bixby Park, 1st St. at Cherry Ave. 
• Cesar E. Chavez Park, Golden Shore Street at 4th St. 
• El Dorado Park, 2760 N. Studebaker Road (South Parking Lot Behind Administration Building) 
• Houghton Park, Myrtle Ave. at Harding St. 
• Hudson Park, Hill St. at Webster Ave. 
• Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau, 2929 E. Willow St. 
• Orizaba Park, Orizaba Ave. at 14th St. 
• Scherer Park, 49th St. at Del Amo Blvd. 
• Stearns Park, 23rd St. at Roycroft Ave. 
• Veterans Park, 28th St. at Pine Ave. 
• Wardlow Park, Monlaco Road at Rutgers Ave. 
• Whaley Park North, Chatwin Ave. at Atherton Street 
• Will Rogers Mini Park, E Paoli Way at 3rd St.   

Special Collection Date: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026

Residents with City refuse, recycling, and organics collection service must place trees at their regular collection location by 7:00 a.m. on Jan. 10 to have their live tree collected.

SUPERSTAR CRAS

REMINDERS

Don't forget to log your volunteer hours on MyImpact! If you are having any trouble, please reach out to us at cra@longbeach.gov

Additionally, you can email us your hours for us to log them for you. Logging your hours is important and helps us show the community all the positive impact you are all making.

MANAGE COLLECTION SERVICES ONLINE

Did you know that we have online forms to manage your collection services?

These online forms allow residents to: request a special pickup, report dumped items, request a cart exchange, and report a missed collection.

If you know someone who needs to make a request, please direct them to our online forms at lbcity.info/collection101.

In observance of Christmas and New Year's Day, many City of Long Beach facilities will be closed on December 25th and January 1st, and some services will be impacted.

Please help us spread the word!

🚛 ♻️ Refuse/Recycling/Organics 

Refuse, recycling, and organics will not be collected on your regular service day. Collection will be delayed one day.

🧹💨Street Sweeping

There will be no scheduled street sweeping or enforcement of street sweeping violations on December 25th and January 1st.

🚗 Parking Enforcement

Read your parking meter: Citywide parking violations, including parking meters, will be enforced on December 25th and January 1st, unless the meter states “Exempt on Holidays.” The days and hours of enforcement are displayed on the meters.

📞The Customer Call Center will be closed on December 25th and January 1st.

Here are the current volunteer opportunities, which are also listed on the CRA Portal. For a refresher on how to report your volunteer hours, click here to find the Volunteer Portal Guide.

You can complete a continuing education assignment for a 1-hour volunteer credit with a limit of 5 assignments. These are the continuing education assignments currently available. Please respond to this email if you have any questions.

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