Christmas Tree Recycle

City of Chicago Urges Residents to “Turn Green into Blue”
Recycle Your Tree or a Bag of Recyclables Saturday, January 6, 2007 and
Receive a Year’s Supply of Blue Bags

With the holiday season upon us, many residents are thinking of ways they can give back to their community. As in years past, the City of Chicago is once again encouraging residents to improve the environment and the health and safety of their community by taking part in its annual “Turn Green into Blue” Christmas tree recycling event.

On behalf of the City, we invite you, your friends, family and fellow residents to recycle your evergreen tree or a bag of recyclables at the “Turn Green into Blue” recycling event on Saturday, January 6, 2007 between 9:00am and 2:00pm at 23 Chicago locations.

In exchange for participating, residents will be given a year’s supply of blue bags, while supplies last, and a bag of fresh mulch.

During the event, trees brought to parks for recycling are placed into a chipper and turned into reusable mulch. To avoid damaging the chipping machine, please remove all lights, ornaments, tinsel, wiring and other materials from the tree before recycling. If a resident doesn’t have a tree, he or she can still participate by bringing in a large bag of clean recyclables, such as used metal cans, glass and plastic bottles and containers or paper or other shrubbery.

Residents are able to bring their tree or recyclables to any of the following locations on Saturday, January 6th from 9:00am to 2:00pm:

North Side
Kelvyn Park 4438 W. Wrightwood Avenue
Lincoln Park, Cannon Drive at Fullerton
Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine Drive
North Park Village, 5801 N. Pulaski Road
Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Avenue
Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Avenue
DeVry Institute, 3401 N. Rockwell
Riis Park. 6100 W. Fullerton
Warren Park, 6601 N. Western Avenue

West Side/Central
Garfield Park, 100 N. Central Park Avenue
Grant Park, 900 S. Columbus Drive
Humboldt Park, 1440 N. Sacramento Ave.
Sheridan Park, 901 S. Aberdeen Street

South Side
Bessemer Park, 8930 S. Muskegon Ave.
Forestry Site, 900 E. 103rd Street
Jackson Park, 6401 S. Stony Island Avenue
Kennedy Park, 11320 S. Western Avenue
Lake Meadows Park, 3117 S. Rhodes
Marquette Park, 6700 S. Kedzie Avenue
Mt. Greenwood Park, 3721 W. 111th Street
McKinley Park, 2210 W. Pershing Road
Rowan Park, 11546 S. Avenue L
Wentworth Park, 5625 S. Mobile Avenue

We would appreciate your help in getting the word out about “Turn Green into Blue.” Attached to this email you will find flyers in both English and Spanish. (If you would like hard copies of the materials please contact us at the number and email address below.) You can help spread the word by:
Making flyers available for visitors to your location
Forwarding on these flyers to any email lists you maintain
Adding information on the event to any publications you put out regularly or website you maintain
Encouraging residents to give back to their community

Your continued support will ensure a clean and safe community for all to enjoy. If you should require any other information, please feel free to contact Wick Swanton at MK Communications at 312-822-0505 or email wswanton@mkcpr.com.

Thank you for helping to keep Chicago clean and green this holiday season and all year round and may your holidays be filled with the joy of the season!

The City of Chicago’s Recycling Team