How to Properly Dispose of Your Christmas Tree in Garden City

With the New Year here, the holiday season is in its final days. If you had a live Christmas tree in your house these last few weeks, it's nearly time to get rid of it.

While they look beautiful, the longer you keep a live tree in your house, the more of a fire hazard it becomes. As days go by and the tree dries out, it becomes more and more flammable. So it's important to get it out of your house before tragedy strikes.

Garden City makes it easy for residents to get rid of their trees. All you have to do is put the tree on the curb during your normal recyclable pick-up days, and the sanitation workers will take it for you. The village recycles the trees by turning them into mulch that it uses around other shrubs and trees.

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