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It's Nearly Time To Treecycle at MulchFest!
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 3, 2010
Modified Jan 3, 2010
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There's a lot of Christmas tree carnage out there on the sidewalks — but before you add yours to the piles, think about bringing it to MulchFest this coming weekend. On January 9th and 10th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Parks Department will be hosting the treecycling event at several sites in all five boroughs. So be green in 2010 and get your tree recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings around the city — just take off all the ornaments and tinsel first (though sparkly mulch sounds much prettier!).
As for the big 76-foot spruce that's been up in Rockefeller Center, the lumber milled from it will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and go towards building a house in Connecticut (the wood from the 2008 tree was used to make doors for the organization's Atlantic Avenue Condominiums).
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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