Christmas tree recycling
Where do you recycle Christmas trees in Baltimore?
Angela Treadwell-Palmer, my Baltimore gardening friend over at Plants Nouveau, asked.
Baltimore's Department of Public Works will provide Christmas tree mulching every Saturday during January at the Citizen Drop-off Center, 701 Reedbird Ave., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Residents should bring their own bags or containers if they want to bring back mulch for their own use.
Community groups are encouraged to come by during this time to bag up free mulch for neighborhood gardens -- while supplies last.
For residents who cannot bring their trees for mulching, the Bureau of Solid Waste will have curbside tree collection beginning tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 5) and continuing through the last Friday in the month, Jan. 29.
Residents should put their trees out where they normally put their trash on their regular trash collection day.
All tinsel and ornaments should be removed, of course.
If Garden Variety readers have information on Christmas tree mulching or pick-up in areas surrounding Baltimore, send us a message.
Comments
Ms.Reimer,
Our Boy Scout Troop is hosting a Christmas Tree Recycling Day on Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 9am - 3pm at Pleasant Plains Elementary School, 9am -
12pm and Stoneleigh Elemenatry School, 12pm - 3pm. This is a community service project so there is no charge. Residents can drop off their tree and take home a bag (or more) of fresh pine tree mulch.
Thanks for the heads up, Larry.--Susan
Posted by: Larry | January 5, 2010 9:33 AM
Susan,
Who at the city told you they would be picking up Christmas Trees? I read your blog post on Monday and put my tree out with my trash on Tuesday (I live in Wyman Park) - well on Tuesday night the tree was still there. So I thought maybe they would pick it up with recycling on Thursdays - this morning the tree is still sitting in the same spot. I'm just hoping a don't get another $100 fine for leaving trash items out of the trash can (as I have in the past for putting a single cardboard box out with my trash). If you can forward the contact at DPW I'll be greatful.
Thank you.
Andy, and everyone else in Baltimore whose tree did not get picked up...I was working off a press release from the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Contacts listed on the press release were Celeste Amato at 410-545-6541 and Robert Murrow at 410-545-6189. email addresses are first.lastname@baltimorecity.gov. Let me know how it goes.-- Susan
Posted by: Andy | January 8, 2010 8:58 AM