[E-updates] City says "tree-cycling" helps our environment

[Lisa Patterson]

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        

City of Lawrence, Kansas

Waste Reduction and Recycling Division

December 22, 2005

 

CONTACT:  Michelle Crank, Recycling Specialist, (785) 832-3030

 

 

City says "tree-cycling" helps our environment

 

(Lawrence, Kansas) - The City of Lawrence Solid Waste Division crews will collect live-cut Christmas trees for recycling from local households on Friday, December 30; Friday, January 6; and Monday, January 9.  The trees will become new homes for area wildlife.

 

Residents are asked to set their trees out by 6 a.m. on one of the three collection days.

 

To prepare the trees for use by wildlife, remove all lights, decorations, tinsel, ornaments and tree stands.  The tree may be placed next to your regular trash container for pickup.  Those serviced by dumpsters should place the tree beside the dumpster.

 

In 2004, approximately 23 tons or 1,840 Christmas trees were collected, processed and used as erosion control and wildlife habitat enhancement at the closed landfill north of Riverfront Park.  The trees were placed into windrows that provided food and cover sites for birds, small mammals and reptiles.  Christmas trees collected from the 2005 holiday season will again be used in this fashion.

 

The tree-cycling collection concludes the Solid Waste Division's organics collection for the season. After Christmas, yard trimmings may be set out with regular household trash until separate Monday collection (in cans, carts or compostable bags) resumes in March.

Please put a little green back in the City of Lawrence this year by making tree-cycling part of your family's holiday tradition.

 

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Lisa K. Patterson

Communications Manager

City of Lawrence

PO Box 708

Lawrence, KS 66044

(785) 832-3406

fax (785) 832-3405

lpatterson at ci.lawrence.ks.us

http://www.lawrenceks.org

 

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