Lowe's and Bainbridge Island Ace Hardware stores accept used string lights for recycling during the holiday season. String lights are also accepted at many metal scrap recyclers. String lights can be placed in the metal scrap bins year-round at the Silverdale Recycling and Garbage Facility and the Olympic View Transfer Station.
Take your tree to one of these sites. Flocked trees are not accepted at these sites. New sites or community fundraisers may be identified and added as the holidays approach.
TILZ Soils and Compost. 12112 Miller Rd. Ne Bainbridge IslandBainbridge Island Transfer Station. 7215 Vincent Rd Olympic Organics. 7890 NE Ecology Road, Kingston
TILZ Soils and Compost. 12112 Miller Rd. Ne Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island Transfer Station. 7215 Vincent Rd
Olympic Organics. 7890 NE Ecology Road, Kingston
Olympic Organics Bremerton. 6068 State Highway 303 NE
Peninsula Topsoil. 50 NE Peninsula Blvd, Belfair Allen Shearer Trucking and Landscape Supplies. 121 Log Yard Rd., Belfair
Peninsula Topsoil. 50 NE Peninsula Blvd, Belfair
Allen Shearer Trucking and Landscape Supplies. 121 Log Yard Rd., Belfair
Why buy a real tree?Kitsap County is one of the top Christmas tree-producing counties in Washington. Local trees support our local economy. Unlike PVC plastic trees, real trees can be grown, enjoyed, and recycled right here in Kitsap!Can I bring Christmas trees to county disposal facilities?You can recycle or dispose of unflocked trees (on weekdays only) at Olympic View Transfer Station for the minimum fee. Trees are not recycled at the Recycling and Garbage Facilities in Hansville, Silverdale, or Olalla, but they are accepted as garbage (one or two can equivalent, depending on size). Will my garbage hauler pick up my tree?If you subscribe to curbside compost service, simply remove all decorations and cut your unflocked tree until it fits into your cart. If you don't have curbside compost service, you can cut your tree into pieces and add small pieces to your garbage weekly until it's gone. Trees left at the curb (outside a cart) will be charged as extra garbage and will not be recycled.What happens to the trees that are collected?Trees are chipped down to mulch or compost, and used in gardens and landscapes. Why can't I recycle flocked trees everywhere?It can be difficult to tell what flocking material is actually made from. Most tree recyclers do not want to risk adding harmful chemicals to their soil and mulch products. If you cannot recycle your tree, take it to a disposal facility or cut the flocked tree into pieces and add small pieces to your garbage weekly until it's gone.
Kitsap County is one of the top Christmas tree-producing counties in Washington. Local trees support our local economy. Unlike PVC plastic trees, real trees can be grown, enjoyed, and recycled right here in Kitsap!
You can recycle or dispose of unflocked trees (on weekdays only) at Olympic View Transfer Station for the minimum fee. Trees are not recycled at the Recycling and Garbage Facilities in Hansville, Silverdale, or Olalla, but they are accepted as garbage (one or two can equivalent, depending on size).
If you subscribe to curbside compost service, simply remove all decorations and cut your unflocked tree until it fits into your cart. If you don't have curbside compost service, you can cut your tree into pieces and add small pieces to your garbage weekly until it's gone. Trees left at the curb (outside a cart) will be charged as extra garbage and will not be recycled.
Trees are chipped down to mulch or compost, and used in gardens and landscapes.
It can be difficult to tell what flocking material is actually made from. Most tree recyclers do not want to risk adding harmful chemicals to their soil and mulch products. If you cannot recycle your tree, take it to a disposal facility or cut the flocked tree into pieces and add small pieces to your garbage weekly until it's gone.
List is subject to change without notice. Email solidwaste@co.kitsap.wa.us to report incorrect information. This list does not constitute an endorsement from Kitsap County.
