Trib Thursday wrap editorial: A call-out to Christmas tree dumpers

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Trib Thursday wrap editorial: A call-out to Christmas tree dumpers

By Tribune-Review

1 Min Read • Jan. 10, 2018 | 8 years Ago

| Wednesday, January 10, 2018 9:00 p.m.

Bruce Siskawicz | Tribune-Review

Derry Township worker John Duff feeds a discarded Christmas tree into a chipper. Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling's tree-recycling program lists 17 locations where residents can recycle their Christmas trees after the holidays. (Trib photo)

Given the plethora of sites in Westmoreland County to recycle one’s Christmas tree, “It’s really foolish to put a live Christmas tree in the garbage,” says Ellen Keefe, executive director of Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling. Those recycled trees produce mulch and compost for public properties. Nevertheless, some lazy lunkheads will simply dump their trees, tinsel and all, along rural roadways. Here’s hoping more people will get into the post-Christmas spirit this year and recycle their trees.

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