BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- There are several places around Kern County where you can drop off your Christmas Tree.

After Christmas, thousands of Christmas trees will be sliced, minced and diced into a rich mulch to be used by city parks, schoolyards and roadways.

“Kern County has been recycling Christmas trees for over 17 years and now it’s easier than ever to participate in the program” said Daphne Harley, Director of the Kern County Waste Management Department. “Some communities such as Pine Mountain Club use whole trees in wildlife habitat restoration projects by piling them around watering holes to provide shelter for birds. Christmas trees are also used in Lake Isabella for habitat improvement by sinking them into the lake as a haven for small fish.”

Residents are urged to recycle their Christmas trees at one of 29 drop-off locations throughout Kern County

Christmas Tree Drop Off Locations

• Arvin - DiGiorgio Park, Corner of Meyer St. & Haven Dr.
• Bakersfield - Bena Landfill, Tower Line Rd., off Hwy. 58, 17 miles east of Bakersfield
• Bakersfield College, corner of Haley and University
• CSUB: Ball Park Parking Lot, Camino Media Entrance
• Kern County Fairgrounds, “P” Street parking lot
• Mt. Vernon Greenwaste Recycling Facility, So. Mt. Vernon Ave., 2 miles south of Hwy. 58
• Boron - Boron Landfill, Boron Ave., 1/2 mile south of Boron
• Buttonwillow - Buttonwillow Transfer Station, Sullivan Rd., one mile north of Buttonwillow
• California City - California City Fire Station, 20890 Hacienda Blvd.
• Delano/McFarland - Delano Transfer Station, Stradley Ave., 1 mile south of Delano; or City Corporation Yard, 725 So. Lexington St.
• Frazier Park - Lebec Transfer Station, 1/2 mile south of Lebec
• Kern Valley Kern Valley Transfer Station, Sierra Way, 4 miles south of Kernville
• Kissack Bay parking lot, Hwy. 178, between Mt. Mesa and South Lake
• Lebec - Lebec Transfer Station, 1/2 mile south of Lebec, Lebec Rd.
• Maricopa -Taft Landfill, Elk Hills Rd., 4 miles north of Taft
• McFarland - McFarland-Delano Transfer Station, Stradley Ave., 1 mile south of Delano
• Mojave - Mojave-Rosamond Landfill, United St., 5 miles south of Mojave
• Ridgecrest - Ridgecrest Landfill, Bowman Rd., 5 miles SW of Ridgecrest
• Rosamond - Rosamond Disposal, 1731 Sierra Way
• Mojave-Rosamond Landfill, United St., 5 miles south of Mojave
• Shafter - Shafter-Wasco Landfill, Scofield Ave., 8 miles west of Shafter
• City Corporation Yard, corner of E. Tulare & N. Shafter Ave.
• Taft - Taft Landfill, Elk Hills Road, 4 miles north of Taft
• Taft City Collection Site, at Westside Waste, 274 E. Cedar St.
• Tehachapi - Tehachapi Landfill, 12001 Tehachapi Boulevard
• Meadowbrook Park, corner Red Apple Avenue & Westwood Blvd.
• Bear Valley Springs, behind Bear Valley Springs CSD Office
• Stallion Springs, across from CSD Office Alpine Forest, next to Chalet
• Wasco - Shafter-Wasco Landfill, Scofield Ave., 8 miles west of Shafter
• Vacant lot, NE corner of 8th and “G” Streets
• Wasco Greenwaste Site, 5201 7th St., 2 miles west of Wasco