Napa residents can recycle Christmas trees Saturday during Scouting America pickup

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News January 8, 2026January 5, 2026

Stripped of tinsel, lights and other ornaments, a former Christmas tree is ready to recycle. Napa residents will have the opportunity to turn over their trees to Scouting America this Saturday for a small suggested donation. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News/Catchlight Local)

The city of Napa has ways to help residents recycle not only their Christmas trees, but the lights that adorned them.

Scouting America’s annual Christmas tree recycling event takes place on Saturday in Napa. Local Scouts will pick up trees curbside and then the conifers will be processed into mulch and compost, the city said.

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Katy St. Clair, Bay City News

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.

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