Christmas Trees Can Be Recycled at Sites Throughout County

Christmas is over and the New Year is in motion--something has to be done with that Christmas tree drying up in the corner of the living room.

One environmentally sound way of getting rid of it is by bringing the wilting evergreen to any of the more than two dozen recycling locations throughout the county.

The city of Los Angeles is offering discount coupons--$2 for adults and $1 for children--to the Los Angeles Zoo for each tree taken to any of its 12 sites.

The city of Los Angeles locations are:

* Los Angeles Zoo, at Griffith Park, junction of Golden State and Ventura freeways.

* Harbor City, Harbor Regional Park, 25820 Vermont Ave.

* Westchester, Westchester Municipal Building, 7166 West Manchester Ave.

* Highland Park, Highland Park Senior Citizen Center, 6200 York Blvd.

* Crenshaw, Rancho Cienega Recreation Center, 5001 Rodeo Road.

* Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Blvd.

* South-Central, South Park, 345 51st St.

* Rancho Park, Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Ave.

* San Fernando Valley:

Brandford Park, 13300 Brandford St., Arleta.

Sunland Park, 8651 Foothill Blvd.

Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino.

Chatsworth Park South, 22360 Devonshire St.

The locations will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Jan. 12.

Dry trees left in or around the house are fire hazards, warned Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Fire Department, adding that trees placed near curbsides will not be collected by the city. More information about the recycling program is available year-round by calling the city’s hotline at 1-800-5-TREE-56.

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Other Christmas tree recycling drop-off sites, scheduled to be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, include:

* Altadena

Farnsworth Park

568 E. Mount Curve Ave.

* Beverly Hills

Vacant lot

9332 Civic Center Drive

* Calabasas

Gates Canyon Park

25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd.

* Compton

Lueders Park

1500 E. Rosecrans Ave.

* Covina

Charter Oak Park

20261 E. Covina Blvd.

* Industry

Home Depot

18131 Gale Ave.

* La Crescenta

Crescenta Valley Park

3901 Dunsmore Ave.

* La Puente

Allen J. Martin Park

14830 S. Giordano St.

* Lawndale

Alondra Park

3850 W. Manhattan Beach Blvd.

* Marina del Rey

Dock 52

West of the Public Launch Ramp

13483 Fiji Way

* Newhall

William S. Hart Park

24151 Newhall Ave.

* Palmdale

Home Depot

340 W. Avenue P

* Quartz Hill

George Lane Park

5520 W. Avenue L-8

* South El Monte

Whittier Narrows Recreation

Area, Special Events Area B

1600 N. Rosemead Blvd.

* Torrance

Columbia Regional Park

4045 190th St.

* Whittier

Gunn Avenue Park

10130 S. Gunn Ave.