LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Services announced this month’s holiday closures at the Eastlake Landfill in Clearlake and the Public Services office in Lakeport.

The landfill and Public Services office will be closed Monday, Dec. 24; Tuesday, Dec. 25; and Wednesday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday.

The Eastlake Landfill and the Public Services office will reopen on Thursday, Dec. 27.

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 Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Additionally, contract franchise waste haulers normal collection schedules will resume the week following the holiday.

Christmas trees can be dropped off at Lake County Waste Solution Transfer Station at 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport and at Quackenbush Mountain Compost Facility at 16520 Davis Street, starting Dec. 28 and continuing through Jan. 14.

South Lake Refuse and Recycling and Quackenbush Mountain Compost Facility is open from 7:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. daily.

Lake County Waste Solutions Transfer Station 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 South Lake Refuse & Recycling will be providing, free curbside Christmas tree recycling for their customers.

Cut trees into three 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 707-262-1618.