Updated 2009-01-05: Added a map of Brooklyn Mulchfest locations.
Park Circle Mulchfest 2009
It’s tree recycling season in New York City. Residents can have their trees recycled into mulch for the City’s parks and gardens:
- Remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel and tree-stands from your tree.
- Leave your tree unwrapped. Don’t put it in a plastic bag.
- Leave trees curbside from Monday, January 4, through Friday, January 15, for recycling pickup, OR
- Bring your tree 10am-2pm Saturday, January 9th or Sunday, January 10th to one of over 80 locations citywide.
Residents can also pick up free mulch at designated chipping locations. Volunteers from Sustainable Flatbush, including your host, will be helping out at the Park Circle location of Prospect Park.
Map
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In addition, Brooklyn residents are invited to drop off their Christmas trees at Green-Wood Cemetery for mulching, daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Master composters from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be on hand to discuss the benefits of using wood-chip mulch. Free wood chips will be available in exchange for those who bring their trees. Sponsored by the Green-Wood Cemetery and Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Green-Wood Cemetery, Fifth Avenue, at 25th Street, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, (718) 768-7300; free.
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That sounds like fun! Ann Arbor used to pick them up from the curb, but I'm not sure if one has to go to the drop-off station this year. (I use my Norfolk Island pine as my tree, so I'm a bit oblivious on that point.) Also, did you see this video about a city in Oregon donating Xmas trees to goats? It's cool!
How cool is that! Wish we had that here…