Recycle Your Holiday Tree and Help the Environment
Admit it. Somewhere along the line you, too, have fallen prey to the dreaded “post-holiday tree syndrome.” Symptom? The holidays are long gone but your tree isn’t. Treatment? The Parks and Recreation Division’s annual Chip-A-Tree initiative. Last year the Division recycled 9,943 trees, representing 124 tons of material that would otherwise have gone to landfills, and this year your tree can join those recyclable thousands.
The free program encourages Broward County residents to remove all decorations from their holiday trees (no decorated trees will be accepted), then bring the trees to a participating park, where they are chipped and used for landscaping throughout the county park system. There is a limit of two trees per vehicle, artificial trees are not accepted, and no commercial vehicles or garbage trucks are allowed.
This season’s program runs from Saturday, December 26, 2009, through Sunday, January 24, 2010, giving you plenty of time to take advantage of those after-the-holidays sales before hauling your tree to a park. And remember, the regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee will not be in effect for recyclers, so there’s no excuse not to do the right thing. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations, all of which are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays except for the parks listed in bold. ALSO NOTE: All sites will be closed on January 1, 15, and 18 – no Chip-A-Tree dropoffs accepted.
• Brian Piccolo Park, 9501 Sheridan St., Cooper City, 954-437-2600
• C. B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Rd., Pembroke Pines, 954-437-2650
• Easterlin Park, 1000 N.W. 38th St., Oakland Park, 954-938-0610
• Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Rd. South, Coconut Creek, 954-970-0150
• Markham Park, 16001 W. State Rd. 84, Sunrise, 954-389-2000
• Plantation Heritage Park, 1100 S. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation, 954-791-1025
• Quiet Waters Park, 401 S. Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach, 954-360-1315
• Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park, 2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-791-1036
• Snake Warrior’s Island Natural Area, 3600 S.W. 62nd Ave., Miramar, 954-964-0283
• Tradewinds Park, 3600 W. Sample Rd., Coconut Creek, 954-968-3880
• Tree Tops Park, 3900 S.W. 100th Ave., Davie, 954-370-3750
• T.Y. Park, 3300 N. Park Rd., Hollywood, 954-985-1980
• West Lake Park, 751 Sheridan St., Hollywood, 954-926-2480
For further information, call the park of your choice.
Related posts:
- Recycle your Christmas tree in Broward
- Broward County Chip-A-Tree program saves more than a hundred tons from going to landfills
- Coconut Creek celebrates Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony and the 10th Annual Free Tree Giveaway
- Christmas tree safety tips from Oakland Park Fire Department
- Hollywood hosting tree sale this weekend
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Posted by Andrea Freygang
on Dec 11 2009. Filed under Broward County, Emerging Green, Environmental, Holiday.
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