Residential and multifamily customers who are serviced by Waste Management and Republic Services and who live within the City limits of Auburn can recycle their Christmas trees and wreaths for free on their garbage collection day.
Compostables service is not required to participate.
Residential customers: place your tree at the curbside or in the alley on your garbage collection day by 6 a.m.; multi-family customers: property managers must call the hauler directly to set up a collection day for tenants. Place trees out for collection by 6 a.m.
For more information, call Waste Management at 1-800-592-9995 or Republic Services at 253-872-7220.
GUIDELINES:
• Cut tree into 3-foot lengths (64-pound maximum each piece).
• Tree trunks no wider than 4 inches in diameter or branches longer than 4 feet.
• Remove all garland, tinsel and ornaments.
• No flocked trees, artificial trees or other debris will be accepted.
• Limit one tree per household.
Questions? Call 253-931-3038, option #2 or email Rus@auburnwa.gov.
