Options for recycling your Christmas tree

If you're looking to recycle your Christmas tree, there are some local resources available, as well as many drop off locations throughout Kern County.
Residents are urged to recycle their Christmas trees in one of the following options: 
1. In the metro-Bakersfield area, residents can place Christmas trees into their green waste container as long as the tree is cut into small pieces and the container lid is completely closed. Whole trees are not accepted. The garbage hauler will take i