SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (BCN) – City officials on Saturday reminded residents that San Francisco’s curbside pickup of holiday trees will take place in early January.

Last year, the city chipped more than 500 tons of Christmas trees into mulch. 

“Not only does this ensure that discarded holiday trees will be put to good use as earth-friendly mulch, but disposing of them properly also helps keep our neighborhoods clean and safe and reduces fire hazards,” said Acting Public Works Director Alaric Degrafinried.

After removing tinsel, decorations, nails, plastic bags, stands, and lights from the trees, residents can place them next to blue recycling bins the night before their scheduled collection day, between Jan. 4 and Jan. 15. 

Any tree more than 6 feet tall should be cut it in half. Trees should not be put into plastic bags.

The trees will be chipped in San Francisco and turned into mulch at a Recology composting facility.

The holiday collection schedule is available on www.Recology.com. 

For more information, email Recology at CustomerServiceRecologySF.com or call the company at (415) 330-1300.

Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays.

City Hall will be lit up in green and red most nights in the lead up to Christmas and immediately afterward.

City Hall Holiday Lighting Schedule

• December 13-25: Red/green – Holiday Season
• December 26: Red/green/black – 1st Night of Kwanzaa
• December 27-30: Red/green – Holiday Season
• December 31:  Gold – Happy New Year!

The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lights and subject to change when there are special events and the building is lit in honor of those. 

Be safe!

Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2020

The following parking regulations will not be enforced anywhere in the city:

• Parking meters (including Port meters)
• Seven-day street sweeping
• Residential parking permits
• Monday-Friday daytime street sweeping
• Commuter towaway

Safety Violations (No Stopping, No Parking, Red Zones, Blue Zones): Enforced

In the Mission Bay and China Basin areas, SFMTA parking rates change for special events and gamedays at Oracle Park and Chase Center.

Source: SFMTA Holiday Enforcement,  SFMTA Color Curb Program Details

Stay safe!