How to Dispose of Palm Frond in Fremont, CA
How to Properly Dispose of Palm Fronds
Palm trees are beautiful, unique additions to household landscaping and neighborhoods. Still, they come with a few challenges when cleaning up a palm's fallen branches, called fronds. Since fronds can be bulky and fibrous, they cannot be composted or sent through a woodchipper. Instead, fronds should be disposed of like trash.
For Homeowners, Disposal Options Include:
- Placing them in trash bins.
- Using a bulky pickup from Republic Services (single-family households get two free pickups per year).
- Self-hauling to dispose of them at the dump.
- Hiring a landscaper or hauling service to dispose of them at the dump.
To ease some of the burdens on homeowners, the City is conducting a pilot study that allows Fremont homeowners to self-haul palm frond-only loads to the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station at 41149 Boyce Rd. without paying a disposal fee. To participate, identify the load as part of the City of Fremont Palm Frond Program and show proof of Fremont residency. Loads of fronds mixed with any trash will be charged the posted disposal rates.
Fremont is also conducting a study allowing residential trash service customers to schedule additional bulky pickups containing palm fronds with Republic Services. These scheduled pickups will not be counted towards a household's two pickups per year allowance. Palm frond-only pickup requests can be made by calling Republic Services at 510- 657-3500. When scheduling, please make sure to mention the pickup contains palm fronds only as part of the City of Fremont Palm Frond Program.
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