Residential waste and recycling pick-up will be delayed for one day in observance of both the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks in the cities of Signal Hill and Long Beach. The delay affects those with regularly scheduled pick-ups Tuesdays through Fridays. Those with Monday pick-ups however will have their regular trash collection as scheduled for Monday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.
The city of Signal Hill, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Sanitation District and Signal Hill Disposal, are coordinating the city’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program.
On Friday, Dec. 28 and Friday, Jan 4. Christmas trees will be picked up by Signal Hill Disposal and will be taken to a recycling facility. The city of Long Beach is having its Christmas tree recycling pick-up on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7 a.m.
City refuse service for both Signal Hill and Long Beach request that residents remove all decorative items from trees prior to placing it for pick-up and all trees over 12 feet tall must be cut in half. Residents who live in multi-family complexes can also drop off trees at a designated location.
For a complete list of tree recycling locations, visit cms.longbeach.gov/irb/home or call the city of Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau at (562) 570-2876 or Signal Hill Disposal at (562) 597-0608.
