Not like this. Ur doin’ it wrong.
UPDATE: Apparently, not by following the Sanitation Department’s curbside drop-off instructions, either.
WNYC – A spokesperson for the city sanitation department has told WNYC that the annual Christmas tree recycling program has been canceled this year because the department has been overwhelmed with cleaning up after the December 26th blizzard and catching up on backlogged garbage and recycling collection.
Although the sanitation department’s website still incorrectly advertises special Christmas tree collections for mulching, sanitation officials now say New Yorkers who want to get their tree chopped up and recycled need to do that on their own.
Original article: On the other hand, you can take your tree down to the curbside anytime between now and next Saturday, January 15, the Department of Sanitation will not only take it, they’ll recycle it for you! Trees placed curbside by the 15th will get mulched and chipped and other environmental things, and they will be sent off to parks and playing fields, with actual permission and everything.
Please remember to take all decorations off, including tinsel. [Update: Aw, who cares anymore.] And please, don’t wrap it in a plastic bag. Plastic bags are for garbage. Trees are recycling [garbage]!
You can also take your tree to Mulchfest locations at Marine Park or Owl’s Head Park this Saturday, January 8 or Sunday, January 9 (10am to 2pm). You can pick up mulch (for free!) as well if you bring your own bags. Additional locations are provided by Flatbush Gardener.
(Note: The Sanitation Department’s tree recycling program is going on now, despite the suspension of recycling pickup during their continued snow removal efforts.) (Bzzzzz! Totally wrong!)
This article was originally published on January 5, 2011, and updated on January 12.
