U.S. Cities Expand Free Christmas Tree Recycling Programs
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United States. Municipalities this week are accepting natural Christmas trees for curbside pickup or centralized drop-off to be chipped into mulch, officials said. Programs announced Tuesday and in recent days require trees to be free of decorations, lights, tinsel, flocking and stands; some jurisdictions require advance pickup requests while others allow regular yard-waste collection from Jan. 5–31 or through January. Cities and counties cited landfill diversion and reuse in parks and landscaping as goals, and they provided phone numbers and drop-off locations for residents. and accepted at county transfer stations without fee. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Late December: Residents prepare to discard natural Christmas trees after holidays.
- 2. Early January: Cities and counties announce recycling and drop-off programs and rules.
- 3. Jan. 5: Ithaca and other jurisdictions begin curbside collection windows running through Jan. 31.
- 4. Mid–Late January: Trees are chipped into mulch for parks, landscaping, and resident pickup.
- 5. After January: Some counties enforce disposal fees or transition to alternate sites.
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