CITY OFFERS CURBSIDE RECYCLING OF YULE TREES.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer 'Tis the season to recycle - and that includes your Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. , boxes and even the plastic foam ``peanuts.'' Today through Jan. 10, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, residents are urged to leave their defrocked Christmas trees curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: on their usual trash collection days. The firs and pines will be chipped into material to lay fire breaks, soil amendment and mulch mulch, any material, usually organic, that is spread on the ground to protect the soil and the roots of plants from the effects of soil crusting, erosion, or freezing; it is also used to retard the growth of weeds. . The chipped materials will be available free at the city's March 8 Arbor Day celebration at Newhall Park. ``This recycling program is effective in two ways,'' said Jon Emerson, waste management analyst for the city. ``This recycling program reduces waste sent to landfills, and provides residents with mulch and other chipped materials that they can use in the future.'' If curbside recycling isn't convenient, discarded Christmas trees can be left for recycling from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and Jan. 4 and 5, at Hart Park, 24151 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . This is the sixth year the city has offered curbside recycling for Christmas trees. All ornaments, tinsel tin·sel n. 1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration. 2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events. , lights, decorations, tree stands and nails must be removed. Flocked trees will not be accepted. Cardboard boxes from under the tree as well as plastic foam packing materials are suitable to include in regular recycling containers. ``We've always had a very positive response to our Christmas tree recycling program,'' said Kevin Tonoian, a management analyst for Santa Clarita. ``The number of trees increases every year.'' The response, too, has been overwhelming when the recycled material is available. ``People line up to take that mulch,'' Tonoian said. |
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