Community Corner
Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Bring your tree to MulchFest and watch it get turned into wood chips or let the Sanitation Department worry about pick-up.
We know, it feels like you just put up your Christmas tree, but the holidays are over and its time for the old tannenbaum to come down. But what do you do with your old tree?
On January 7 and 8, the Parks Department will hold their annual MulchFest at over 70 locations, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trees can also be dropped off now (though you won’t get to enjoy watching your tree get shredded to tiny pieces).
Nearby chipping locations include Cunningham Park, Kissena Park and Roy Wilkins Park. Drop-offs can also be made at a few other locations, here’s a map to check out what’s closest to you.
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Participants can bring home a bag of mulch to use in their gardens, otherwise mulch made from the trees will be used in city parks, ball fields and community gardens.
But if you’re too tired from the madness of the holidays to drag your tree down the street (or lack the means to transport it at all), the Department of Sanitation will also begin curbside tree pickup and recycling today, until Jan. 14.
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All trees to be recycled (curbside or at MulchFest) must be clean and not placed in plastic bags. Tree stands, tinsel, lights, and ornaments must all be removed.