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Cities Offer Programs to Recycle Christmas Trees PDF Print E-Mail
Written by USAtoday.com   
Thursday, 31 December 2009

Article Source: USA Today 

As the holidays wind down, cities throughout the United States are revving up recycling events to reuse Christmas trees.

On Earth 911's website, you can find a local program by inputing "christmas tree" and your town or zipcode. Many treecycling programs are only available the first couple of weeks of January.

 The trees are often ground into mulch and used in landscaping and gardening or chipped and used for playgrounds, hiking trails and walkways.  The National Christmas Tree Association says they are also used in other ways such as restoring beachfront dunes and improving fish habitats.

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