Recycle Your Christmas Tree on Saturday in Johns Creek

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JOHNS CREEK, GA -- Do you still have your Christmas tree up and decorated? Are you stumped on how you will dispose of it?

Well, Keep Johns Creek Beautiful has the solution for you!

Residents are encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees as well as fluorescent bulbs and fats, oils and grease (FOG) on Saturday, Jan. 2 at Home Depot at 5950 State Bridge Road.

Trees can be dropped from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while FOG and fluorescent tubes will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A reminder for residents who’d like to drop off Christmas trees: remove electric lights, tinsel and ornaments from the tree, and make sure your tree has not been flocked, or sprayed with fake snow.

As part of the statewide Bring One for the Chipper program, the recycling effort helps keep trees out of landfills and the mulch can be used for playgrounds, public beautification projects, wildlife habitat and homeowner landscaping projects.

Mulch is available free to the public upon request by contacting Davey Tree Expert Co. at 770-451-7911. Since 1991, Bring One for the Chipper has collected millions of trees for beneficial reuse.

Fats, oils and grease from cooking should not be poured down sinks or drains. The can clog pipes and cause nasty backups in homes and neighborhoods. Additionally, fluorescent tubes and curly compact fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, which lingers in the environment for years.

Keep Johns Creek Beautiful has special equipment that destroys the lights and stores the material and gases for recovery later by a certified fluorescent-light recycling firm.

The local event, sponsored by the city of Johns Creek and Keep Johns Creek Beautiful, is part of a statewide recycling effort by Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

For more information, contact Keep Johns Creek Beautiful at 770-551-7766 or visit knfb.org.

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