If you can't make it to Mulchfest this weekend, you can simply leave your Christmas tree out at the curb, and the Department of Sanitation will come by to pick it up and chip it into mulch, which will be distributed to parks, playing fields, and gardens around the city.
Collection started yesterday and will continue through Saturday, January 14. Try to get your tree out as early as possible to ensure it is picked up. The tree should be completely cleaned of all ornaments, tinsel, etc., and left at the curb as-is, not in a plastic bag.
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