11th Annual Grinding of the Greens Set for Jan. 8

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December 21, 2004

The employees of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission, City of Fayetteville and Progress Energy will join forces on January 8, 2005, in the annual "Grinding of the Greens" Christmas Tree Recycling program.

Designed to protect and enhance our environment, this program encourages area residents to recycle their live Christmas trees. For the 11th year in a row, employees from PWC, the City and CP&L have volunteered to collect trees and grind them up to be used for mulch at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. The mulch will be used on woodland paths and flowerbeds at the Garden.

To participate, area residents who live in the city can put their trees out for curbside collection by January 4. The City will make special pickups Jan. 5-7. No trees will be picked up prior to that date. All lights, stands and trimmings should be removed from your tree.

If you live outside the City, you may drop your tree at the Botanical Garden any day before January 8 or observe the activities at the Botanical Gardens on the morning of January 8. If dropping a tree off on the 8th, it should be there by 8 am as the grinding will get underway early.

There are many environmental benefits to this program, including keeping recyclable material out of our landfills and providing a source for much needed mulch for the Botanical Gardens, a beautiful asset to our community.

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