12-20-2007 Christmas tree pickup & recycling in South Bend

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4 � N C W 1PCF1k a 1565 Office of the Mayor NEWS RELEASE Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:00 AM Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications &Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 Sam Hensley, Director of Streets, 235-9244 Christmas tree pickup & recycling in South Bend Your old Christmas tree can be a gift to the environment, and now it's even more convenient! As part of Mayor Luecke's Clean City initiative, the City is working with residents to help recycle Christmas trees this year. Residents can drop off their natural Christmas trees at three designated City parks Wednesday, December 26, 2006 through Sunday, January 18. As always, curbside pickup will be available on a call-in basis beginning Dec. 26, and automatic curbside pickup will begin on Jan. 7, 2008. The City collects discarded, natural Christmas trees to be recycled at Organic Resources. The trees are recycled into high quality mulch which is provided for free to South Bend residents, as part of our efforts to be good environmental stewards. Christmas Tree Recycling Options: DROP-OFF: • Locations: In order to make tree recycling as convenient as possible for South Bend residents, the City is designating the following parks as drop-off locations for natural Christmas trees ONLY from Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 to Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, from 7 AM to 6 PM, seven days a week. Signs will be posted in the parks to direct residents to the designated drop-off points. - Rum Village Park—Ewing Ave. at Gertrude St. - Pinhook Park— 2800 Block of Riverside Dr. - Veterans' Memorial Park—Twyckenham at Northside Blvd. Please Note: Drop off is for Christmas trees ONLY—no trash is permitted under any circumstances! Placing of any items other than Christmas trees is a ticketable offense under the South Bend Municipal Code. - more -