What to do with your Shoreline Christmas tree? Give it to the City - or CleanScapes

Photo by Carl Dinse.

Option 2 for disposing of your Christmas Tree: the Christmas Tree Recycling Event, Saturday and Sunday, January 8-9, 9 am to 3 pm, Meridian Park Elementary School, 17077 Meridian Avenue N.

Shoreline residents have several options for Christmas tree disposal over the holidays, including recycling the trees. The City of Shoreline is hosting a Christmas Tree Recycling Event, and since this free event is open to Shoreline residents only, bring proof of residency.

This is the only Christmas tree recycling event in the City. Youth groups offering tree pickup service as a fundraiser often bring the trees to the Shoreline event. Trees will be collected on-site, and hauled to a local recycler.

Remove all hooks, ornaments, tinsel and tree stands before bringing your tree to be recycled. No flocked, artificial or garden trees, branches, wreaths, or swags will be accepted.

If there is snow or ice on the road that weekend, call 206-801-2450 on the day of the event to find out if it is cancelled. For more information about the Christmas Tree Recycling Event, call 206-801-2700.

Option 3 - CleanScapes, the Transfer Station, and your garbage bin

If you have CleanScapes curbside yard waste recycling service, cut your tree in half if it is taller than 4 ft, and place it next to your yard debris container at the curb for collection at no cost. No flocked, tinseled or artificial trees are accepted; and trees without a yard debris cart next to it will not be collected.

Recycle your tree at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N 165th St.  Call 206-296-4466 for information on rates.

Flocked Trees

If you have a flocked, tinseled or an artificial tree, and you have CleanScapes curbside garbage collection, cut it to fit inside your garbage cart for free collection. If the tree is taller than 4 ft., cut it in half and put it next to your garbage cart for a collection cost of $3.66.

--Courtesy City of Shoreline website