City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works to Launch Christmas Tree Recycling Program December 29, 2005
The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works will launch this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling program at the Los Angeles Zoo today at 9:30 a.m. Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Councilmember Tom LaBonge of Council District 4, Board of Public Works President Cynthia M. Ruiz, Public Works Commissioner Yolanda Fuentes, and general managers of participating city agencies will attend the press event. “The Department of Public Works Christmas Tree Recycling program is a simple and convenient service that the Bureau of Sanitation renders to the Los Angeles residents every year,” said Board of Public Works President Cynthia M. Ruiz.
“We encourage everyone to work with the City and help the environment by recycling their Christmas trees.” The recycling program offers Angelinos two ways to properly dispose of holiday trees. Residents with green bins can recycle in three simple steps: remove ornaments; cut tree in pieces; and place tree in green bin. Those unable to use their green bins can bring their trees to one of 16 tree dropoff locations all over the City on January 7, 8, 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Employees from the Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Recreation and Parks, and youth volunteers from the LA Conservation Corps’ Clean and Green Program will staff each of the 16 drop-off sites. Arleta – Branford Park, 12200 Branford St. Boyle Heights – Hollenbeck Recreational Center, 415 South St. Louis St. Chatsworth – Chatsworth Park South, 22360 Devonshire St. Crenshaw – Rancho Cienega Recreation Center, 5001 Rodeo Rd. Encino – Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd. Harbor City – Harbor Regional Park, 25820 Vermont Ave. Highland Park – Highland Park Senior Citizen Center, 6200 York Blvd. Hollywood – Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Blvd. Los Angeles Zoo – Griffith Park, Junction of Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) Freeways Rancho Park – Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Ave. South Los Angeles – South Park, 345 East 51st St. South Los Angeles – Algin Sutton Recreation Center, 8800 S. Hoover St. Sunland – Sunland Park, 8651 Foothill Blvd. Sylmar – Sylmar Park, 13109 Borden Ave. Venice – Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Ave. Westchester – Westchester Municipal Building, 7166 W. Manchester Ave. Los Angeles City Municipal Code 57.21.0 states that it is illegal to leave trees on the curb, as they may be a fire hazard. The Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation, therefore, collaborates every year with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and the Department of Recreation and Parks to promote the tree recycling program. As incentives, energy-efficient light bulbs and tree seedlings courtesy of LADWP, and coupons for free 20-lb. bags of mulch, the end result of recycled holiday trees, will be distributed at the tree drop-off locations. For more details about the City of Los Angeles Christmas tree recycling program, please call 3-1-1 or (800) 773-2489, or visit www.lacity.org/san. For questions about the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, call the Public Affairs Office at (213) 978-0333, e-mail: pao@bpw.lacity.org, or visit the web site at www.lacity.org/DPW/dpwhome.htm. The five-commissioner Board of Public Works manages the Department of Public Works, the City’s third largest municipal division. The department oversees the construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of public projects such as municipal buildings, streets, bridges, street lights, water treatment plants, sewers and sidewalks.