El Corazon Compost Facility
You can drop off your food scraps here to be composted at no cost! They will not accept compost in containers larger than 5 gallons. You can bring up to 3 of these 5 gallon containers per person per day!
NO palms, yucca, or dirt.
All lumber must be clean, untreated, unpainted, and no metal bindings (hinges). This location will also accept lumber with nails in it.
Christmas trees are accepted from residents through the month of January at no charge to San Diego County residents. To qualify for free drop off, Christmas trees must:
- come from personal residences/non-commercial sources.
- be free of ornaments, stands, flocking and netting.
Christmas tree retailers and their contractors can recycle Christmas trees for $48 per ton.
Free compost and mulch is available for residents of Oceanside.
