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Holiday Recycling and Waste

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Holiday celebrations can create a lot of waste. From shipping boxes and gift wrap to worn-out decorations and leftover food, it's easy to accumulate more than usual this time of year. Discover how to recycle, compost and properly dispose of your holiday waste to help keep valuable materials out of the landfill by visting our "What Do I Do With It?" waste wizard search tool.​​

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Residential holiday recycle and compost guides

Use these guidea to correctly sort your holiday waste in Kitsap County. This guide is for curbside collection services and drop-off recycling at county recycling and garbage facilities. 

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Holiday lights

Some local 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 county recycling and garbage facilities and Olympic View Transfer Station​.​​

Treecycle your holiday trees

Schedule a pick up, or take your tree to one of these drop-off sites or fundraisers listed below. Remove all decorations from trees. Please verify with business or organization before dropping of wreaths.

North Kitsap

Kitsap County 4-H/Heritage 4-H Club
Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.    

    • Drop off your tree at Valley Nursery, Poulsbo. Hosted by Soundview Tree Service and Valley Nursery.    

    • Group suggests $10 donation.     

Bainbridge Transfer Station - 7215 NE Vincent Road, Bainbridge Island 
December 26, 2025 until the end of January 2026&        

    • Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.       

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours.        

    • Cost $5. No wreaths. Flocked trees will go in trash.        

    • For more information visit bainbridgedisposal.com.       

Bainbridge Island Troop 1564 & 1804
Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.        

    • Curbside pickup of your tree. Please do not leave trees on the street. No flocked trees.    

    • Register online for tree​ pickup.        

    • Group suggests $25 donation. 
        

Kingston Scout Troop 555
Saturday, January 3, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.        

    • Drop off your tree at the Kingston Scout Hall, 26128 Bannister Street, Kingston. Please do not leave trees on the street, ok to leave on the curb. No flocked trees.            

    • Group suggests $20 dontation. ​            

​Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

    • Curbside pickup of your tree in the Driftwood Keys area of Kingston. No flocked trees.       

    • Group suggests $20 donation.       

NK Athletic Boosters
Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.            

    • Drop off your tree at Town & Country Market, Poulsbo.       

    • Curbside pickup of your tree in major neighborhoods within the Poulsbo city limits. No flocked trees.        

    • Group suggests $5 donation, which helps support the NK High School Baseball Team.​
        

Olmsted Tree Farm - 17526 Clear Creek Road NW, Poulsbo
Saturday-Sunday, December 27-28, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, January 3-4, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.           

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours. No flocked trees.        

    • Cost $5. Exact change or check accepted.               

Olympic Organics (Kingston) - 7890 NE Ecology Road, Kingston
Beginning Friday, January 2, 2026        

    • Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday.       

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours. No tinsel. No flocked trees.        

    • Cost $5.
        

TILZ Soils and Compost - 12112 Miller Road NE, Bainbridge Island                                   

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours.        

    • No flocked trees.       

    • Cost $2.       

Vern's Organic Topsoil - 22622 NE Bond Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370                                      

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours.        

    • No flocked trees. Natural wreaths and garland can be recycled if you remove all metal and plastic parts.        

    • Charge applies.  
         

   
Central Kitsap

BSA Troop 1541
Saturday-Sunday, January 3-4, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

    • Drop of your tree at the Silverdale Taco Bell (located at 3050 Bucklin Hill Road, Silverdale).                       

    • No flocked trees.              

    • Group suggests $10 donation.    

  
Saturday-Sunday, January 3-4, 2026 and Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ​

    • Curbside pickup of your tree in Silverdale and East Bremerton only. No flocked trees.                       

    • Schedule at a pickup one day prior. Contact scouts.bsa.troop1541@gmail.com or 360.434.1393 (leave message).   

    • Group suggests $10 donation. ​ 
        

  
City of Bremerton -  100 Oyster Bay Ave. N., Bremerton and 2929 Olympus Drive, Bremerton
December 26, 2025 through January 7, 2026.

    • Drop off your tree anytime.   

    • No flock trees, garland, or wreaths.  

    • No cost.      
        

  
Darrel Emel's Tree Service -  9405 Provost Road NW, Silverdale
December 29, 2025 through February 13, 2026

    • Drop off your tree anytime at orange cones.           

    • No flocked trees. No garland.                       

    • No cost.  
        

  
Olympic Organics (Bremerton) - 6068 State Highway 303 NE., Bremerton
Starting Friday, January 2, 2026                      

    • Monday through Friday 7  a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Saturday.                       

    • Drop off your tree during normal business hours                       

    • No tinsel. No flocked trees.              

    • Cost $5.   

  
        
South Kitsap

Allen Shearer Trucking & Landscape Supply - 121 NE Log Yard Road, Belfair

    • Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.               

    • Drop off your tree during normal business hours.               

    • No flocked trees.              

    • Cost $12.50 per yard, $20 minimum charge.  
        

  
BSA Troop 1529
Saturday, January 3, 2026 and Saturday, January 10, 2026

    • Curbside pickup of your tree throughout the Port Orchard area, west to the McCormick neighborhoods, east to Manchester, and south to Mullenix Road.                             

    • Register on​line for tree pickup.               

    • Groups suggests $15 donation.
        

  
North Mason Fiber - NE 431 Log Yard Road, Belfair

    • Drop off your tree during regular business hours.                             

    • No flocked trees.                             

    • Charge applies. 
        

  
Peninsula Topsoil - 50 NE Peninsula Blvd., Belfair
December 26, 2025 through January, 31, 2026 . Closed New Year's Day.

    • Drop off your tree durining normal business hours.                             

    • No flocked trees.                        

    • No cost.
        

  
Scott McLendon's Ace Hardware -  1692 Mile Hill Drive, Port Orchard
Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

    • Drop of your tree.                             

    • No cost.                             

    • Hosted by Highline Tree Removal Service.  
        

  
Wreath Works, LLC - 15384 Glenwood Road SW, Port Orchard
Until January 17, 2029, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

    • Drop of your tree or wreath daily.                             

    • No cost. 
               

         
         


Google map of tree recycling si​tes and fundraisers.

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Listings are subject to change without notice. Contact the organization or business directly to verify the information. Email solidwaste@kitsap.gov to request an addition to or change in listing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Frequently asked questions


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.​
  

  
  
  
Will be garbage hauler pickup my tree?

Will my garbage hauler pick up my tree? If you subscribe to curbside food and yard waste 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 (mulched or composted).
  

  
Can I bring Christmas trees to county disposal facilities?

You can recycle (weekends only) or dispose of unflocked trees 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).                      

  
What happens to the trees that are collected?

Trees are chipped down to mulch or composted, 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. Information does not constitute an endorsement from Kitsap County.​  

  
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