[Chat] Christmas Tree Recycling Begins Next Week

[Brad Schlegel]

Christmas Tree Recycling Begins Next Week

Public Works Director George L. Winfield today issued a reminder to citizens 
to recycle their Christmas trees. Public Works makes it easy for everyone to 
participate in this environmental effort in two ways: through curbside 
residential pick ups and the annual Christmas tree drop-off. Curbside 
collection of trees begins on Thursday, January 6, 2005. Trees are collected 
on your second trash collection days, which are Thursday, Friday or 
Saturday.

The Christmas Tree Recycling Program provides mulch for our community 
gardens and parks. Citizens should remove all tinsel and ornaments from 
trees before they are recycled.

Curbside:
Trees will be collected from residents on the second trash collection day of 
the week through Saturday, February 5, 2004 The trees should be placed in 
the same location as your trash and set out no later than 7 a.m. on 
collection day.

Drop-off:
Residents may bring their trees for mulching on Saturday, January 8th and 
Sunday, January 9th, to the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Parking lot, 
located at 1400 West Cold Spring Lane. Trees will be collected from 9:00 
a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8th and from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. 
on Sunday, January 9th. Participants interested in receiving mulch should 
bring along bags or containers for this purpose.

For additional information, please call 311.