Locations for Christmas tree recycling established

In some cases, they will carry out curbside collections. For information, call (727) 562-4920. Do Not bag or place tree in can.

Kathy Masch, director of operations for Penn Waste’s recycling plant, gives us a tour of the massive recycling plant and offers tips to make the process more efficient during the holidays. Sanitation Services will operate on the regular schedule the first week of January. Wrappers should be removed from the discarded trees as well as any remaining decorations, particularly “icicles” and decorations made from mylar, shiny plastic or aluminum.

They include the vacant lot on Hartford Street near South Jefferson Street, a space underneath the water tower at the intersection of Buffalo Gap Road and Rebecca Lane, and the environmental recycling center at 2209 Oak Street. “By repurposing Christmas trees we provide plenty of mulch which serves to reinvigorate New York City’s urban forest”.

In addition to Bring One for the Chipper, officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collected Christmas trees Monday at Riverside Middle School in an effort to repurpose them into fish habitats at Thurmond Lake. “They don’t have to be transported as far to be put down and they’re used locally where they’re dropped off”.

“Often time’s people put their discarded trees on the curb for pickup after the holiday season”, says City of Minot Sanitation Superintendent, John Reynolds. Trees will be picked up at curbside. Composting is natural, easy, requires nearly no maintenance and can be done in any number of ways, according to a news release from the city. The cost is $3 per load for a maximum of five trees.

As for the trees grown by the Jacobses and their employees, some will be cut down as part of the Christmas tradition where the little ones seek out the best tree to take home.