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

The landfill and the Public Services office will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2.

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

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

Quackenbush Mountain Compost Facility in Clearlake is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Lake County Waste Solutions Transfer Station in Lakeport is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Additionally, Lake County Waste Solutions and South Lake Refuse & Recycling will be providing free curbside Christmas tree recycling for their customers. Cut trees into 3-foot pieces and place tree in green waste container on the 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.