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It’s time to ring in the new and ring out the old Christmas tree before it becomes a fire hazard or spreads a trail of needles all over your home.
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said, “Start the new year off right by properly disposing of your Christmas tree. A dried out Christmas tree will ignite quickly and spread a fire very fast.”
For the first two full weeks in January, (January 7-18th, 2013) you can take that dried-up, old Christmas tree and put it out with your recycling in Boston. While the City of Boston doesn’t want you to leave it by the curb in a bag, you may want to take it out of your home and building wrapped, so you don’t leave a trail of pine needles and pine pitch behind.
By the way, if you get pine pitch on your hands, here's how to clean it:
Tip for Cleaning Hands Stained & Sticky from Holiday Greenery
The City of Boston Waste Reduction Division wants you to know that, “Public Works will collect Christmas trees for composting from January 7-18. Remove all ornaments, decorations, and stands from trees and place trees at the curb by 7AM on your recycling day. Do not put trees in plastic bags, and don't forget to recycle your holiday catalogs and wrapping paper as well.”
Here’s where you can look up your Boston recycling day.
Earth911.com has a Treecycle search to find other programs to recycle Chrismas Trees in other places.
Hop over to Amazon and look at Christmas Ornament Storage Options
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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