LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Services announced that the Eastlake Landfill in Clearlake and the Public Services office in Lakeport will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, for the New Year’s holiday.

The landfill will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2, as will the Public Services office.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Christmas trees can be dropped off at Lake County Waste Solutions, 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport, at the Southlake Refuse and Recycling dropoff, located at the Eastlake Landfill at 16015 Davis St. in Clearlake, and Quackenbush at 16520 Davis St., starting Dec. 28 through Jan. 9.

Southlake Refuse and Recycling and Quackenbush buyback/dropoff centers are open from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily.

Lake County Waste Solutions buyback/dropoff center in Lakeport is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and accepts many other recyclable materials.

Lake County Waste Solutions and Southlake Refuse and Recycling will be providing for their customers free curbside Christmas tree recycling.

Cut trees into 3-foot pieces and place your tree in to your green waste container on your regular pick up day. Make sure the lid will shut.

Please remove all ornaments, lights and tinsel for all Christmas tree recycling. No flocked or artificial trees will be accepted.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.