Where to Recycle Christmas Trees

Before recycling Christmas trees, carefully remove all ornaments, nails, tinsel, metal support rods and tree stands. Flocked or fire-proofed trees cannot be accepted for recycling. Place trees at the curb by 7 a.m. on the designated days, even though collection may take several days. For information, call the 24-hour Recycling Hot Line at 654-3935.

Bell Canyon: Curbside collection Tuesday.

Channel Islands Beach: Curbside collection on normal pickup days through Friday. Can also be dropped off at the district office, 353 Santa Monica Drive, through Jan. 15.

* El Rio: Curbside collection Tuesday.

* Fillmore: Curbside collection Thursday.

* Moorpark: Curbside collection through Friday. Or drop off through Friday at Varsity Park Shopping Center on Princeton Avenue and South Meadows Park on Tierra Rejada Road at Mountain Trail Street.

Oak Park: Curbside collection through Friday. Trees can be dropped off at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Jan. 9 and 10.

Ojai: Curbside collection by Rubbish Control and Ojai Rubbish in Ojai Valley on Saturday. Curbside collection in Upper Ojai by E. J. Harrison & Sons on Thursday. Trees can also be dropped off at the anti-litter station on Old Baldwin Road off California 150 on Jan. 9 and 10.

Oxnard: Curbside collection through Friday. Drop-off Monday through Saturday at Bailard Landfill, 4105 W. Gonzales Road.

* Piru: Curbside collection Thursday.

* Point Mugu Naval Base: Curbside collection Monday and Thursday.

* Port Hueneme: Curbside collection through Friday.

Santa Paula: City curbside collection through Friday. Curbside collection by E. J. Harrison & Sons on Thursday.

Simi Valley: Curbside collection Monday to Jan. 15. Or drop off at the Worm Concern, 1450 Tierra Rejada Road, today through Jan. 15.

* Somis, Lynn Ranch: Curbside collection Monday.

Thousand Oaks: Drop-off centers will be open daily through Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Borchard Park Service Center, 250 Reino Road; Cal Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road; Triunfo Community Park, 980 Aranmoor Ave.; Oakbrook Service Yard, Avenida de Los Arboles and Erbes Road, and the park-and-ride lots at Janss Road and California 23 and at Ventura Freeway and California 23.

Ventura: Curbside collection Wednesday. Drop off at De Anza Middle School, De Anza Drive and Cameron Street, through Jan. 9.

Free Christmas tree mulch is available Jan. 16 to 23 at:

California Wood Recycling, 3450-A Ventura Road, Ventura; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Worm Concern, 1450 Tierra Rejada Road, Simi Valley; 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.