Two ways to get your tree recycled.
Some units come to you: you book a curbside pickup ahead of time, leave the tree at the curb on the morning of, and they haul it away. Other units run a drop-off site instead — you bring the tree to them, no appointment, and they take anything from anywhere.
Most pickups happen the first weekend in January. Enter your zip and we will show you who covers your street.
Before you set it out
Take the stand, the lights, and the tinsel off. Flocked and painted trees cannot be chipped, so most units will not take them. Anything over ten feet should be cut in half.
Units recycling trees
Pack 351
Drop off at St. Ignatius Catholic Church (SE Powell Blvd & SE 45th Ave). Curbside service area shown as a map on their site.
Troop 150 · Crew 5150
Curbside pickup across the SW Portland metro area, or drop off at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
Troop 218
Non-contact curbside pickup in portions of zip codes 97223 and 97224. Runs jointly with Troop 423.
Troop 35
Curbside pickup in Tualatin, or drop off at the Tualatin Elks Lodge. Runs jointly with Troop 530. No flocked trees.
Troop 396
Curbside pickup for West Linn addresses only. $17 donation, no flocked trees.
Troop 423
Non-contact curbside pickup in portions of zip codes 97223 and 97224. Runs jointly with Troop 218. Serving the Tigard area for over 20 years.
Troop 530
Curbside pickup in Tualatin, or drop off at the Tualatin Elks Lodge. Runs jointly with Troop 35. No flocked trees.
Troop 611 · Crew 5611
Serves the Happy Valley/Clackamas area. Check their site for the current pickup window and boundary.
Troop 69
Curbside pickup across SW/NW/inner Portland: 97005 (east of Hwy 217 only), 97201, 97205, 97209, 97210, 97219 (north of I-5 only), 97221, 97225 (south of Hwy 26 & east of Hwy 217 only), 97239. Drop-off and bulk options available outside the zone.