December 26, 2015 - Do you use a real tree to decorate for the Holidays? Real, non-flocked trees can be recycled after the holidays for free. Here’s how:

Take the tree to the Earth Resource Facility (! Free Mulch ! see below).

Take the tree to the Groveland Transfer Station

Call your local franchise hauler to make arrangements to have it picked up.
This is a limited service and certain conditions apply.

Or better yet, chip your tree at home and use the mulch on your property.

Please make sure that no tinsel, decorations or nails remain on the tree.

Drop Off Locations:
Earth Resource Facility 14909 Camage Ave, Sonora CA 95370
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Groveland Transfer Station 10700 Merrell Rd, Groveland CA 95321
Open: Wednesday and Saturday 8:00 am – 3:45 pm

Trees dropped off at the Earth Resource Facility will be ground into mulch and:
Taken to a co-generation plant to be burned to generate electricity or
Used as an additive for compost at a local facility or
Used as a mulch at local farms and ranches or
Offered for sale at the Earth Resource Facility.


Source: Tuolumne County