Kaua'i residents have a number of options to recycle their Christmas trees, county officials said.

"We hope that everyone will take the time to recycle their Christmas trees," Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. said in a news release. "It requires little effort, yet the impact on our island is tremendous.

"If everyone recycles their trees, tons of green waste would be diverted from our landfill, and the compost generated from this can be used to fertilize other trees and plants."

Christmas trees are accepted for recycling daily except on holidays at the Hanalei, Hanapëpë, Kapa'a and Líhu'e refuse transfer stations from 7:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and at the Kekaha Landfill from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A drop-off point for trees is also located outside the main entrance to Kaua'i Nursery and Landscaping on Kaumuali'i Highway in Puhi seven days a week.

All trees must be free of flocking, tinsel and ornaments when they are brought to the recycling locations.

For more information about recycling programs, contact the County Recycling Office at 241-4841 or go to www.kauai.gov.