January 2, 2013
Now that the Christmas presents are unwrapped and the pine needles are collecting on the living room floor, it’s time to take the wreaths down and unplug the strings of lights. If you’re looking to recycle your Christmas tree in an eco-friendly manner, you’re in luck. Philadelphia is once again providing the city with Christmas [...]
Read more»January 5, 2012
Christmas in Philadelphia is once again eco-friendly this year, with a tree-cycling program running through Saturday, January 14. Check out all the details on the city-wide program in our previous post. But if you live in or are close to University City, head there this Saturday, January 7 for a recycling double-whammy: UCD is running [...]
Read more»December 27, 2011
Christmas in Philadelphia is once again eco-friendly this year, with a tree-cycling program running Tuesday, January 3 through Saturday, January 14. Since trees put out curbside will be collected as trash, you’ll want to be sure you help Philadelphia stay green and drop off your tree for recycling. The Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers located [...]
Read more»December 29, 2010
Christmas is eco-friendly this year, with many options for recycling Christmas trees. You can choose to support more than 20 local civic and nonprofit organizations that are working together to have trees chipped and reused to beautify local dog runs, community gardens and parks. To help, recycle your tree at one of 8 designated drop-off [...]
Read more»January 4, 2010
For years, Philadelphia has been known as the city where you can put just about anything out on the curb on trash day and rest easy in the knowledge that it will be gone when you return home from work. The first week in January, the streets are littered with discarded Christmas trees, all waiting [...]
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