McDONOUGH â Now that Christmas is over and the ornaments and holiday decor are going back into storage, many of us are asking ourselves the annual question of what to do with the tree.
Instead of tossing it out in the trash, turn it into mulch that will be used to help keep flowers moist, soil cool and suppress weeds during the dog days of summer.
The Henry County Recycling Center, 65 West Asbury Road in McDonough, accepts trees at no cost Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center will be close on New Yearâs Day.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ tree drop begins on Dec. 26 Statesboro city and Bulloch County public works employees feed used, natural Christmas trees into the chipper in this photo from a past season’s Bring One for the Chipper drive. (Photo Courtesy of KSBB)
In Statesboro and Bulloch County, the annual Bring One for the Chipper program to convert used, natural Christmas trees into mulch will make its seasonal appearance this Saturday, Dec. 26, through the morning of Jan. 9.
Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful, or KSBB, which is the local Keep America Beautiful and Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation affiliate, organizes the local effort annually with help from the city and county governments and a local business.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful earns state award Pictured, left to right, board member Ashley Branan Sheffield, director of Public Works & Engineering John Washington, KSBB Coordinator Amanda Clements, board member Tiffoni Buckle-Mcartney and board member Trent Davis.
Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful recently received a 2019/2020 Governor’s Circle Award for its achievements in community beautification and environmental sustainability.
The Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation presented the award in recognition of “exemplary performance” in litter reduction, waste minimization, and community greening.
To qualify for the 2019/2020 Governor’s Circle Award, affiliates must be certified by Keep America Beautiful, the national nonprofit that oversees state and local programming, as wel