CR&R picks up Christmas trees free in Temecula starting the first collection day after December 26. Here is how to set a tree out so it gets taken, why flocked trees get landfilled, and what to do with a tree once the window closes.
Temecula's green cart is an organics cart now: yard trimmings, food scraps and food-soiled paper go in, while palm fronds, cactus, sod, treated wood and plastic bags stay out. Here is the full yes and no list, and where the no items actually go.
Yard waste in the Temecula Valley piles up in waves: spring growth, the June dry-out, fall Santa Ana wind debris and winter frost dieback. Weston Molitor walks through what builds up in each month, when to haul it, and why the price stays the same all year.