How can we make Greenburgh greener, at little or no cost to the town? Some communities around the nation encourage residents to purchase potted Christmas trees and to donate the trees to the locality in January, after the holiday season. Why throw out a tree when the tree can make the community greener?
I would like Greenburgh to initiate this program during the Christmas season, 2010. If residents donate a potted tree to the town we can plant the trees in parks, at key locations around town. Donors could receive a tax deduction for their gift. Thought you'd be interested in the following--about a program in Bayonne. This program exists around the nation--with lots of success.
PAUL FEINER
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Bayonne will now be accepting potted Christmas trees from any resident who wishes to donate them, Mayor Mark A. Smith and Public Works Director Gary Chmielewski announced.
“The City of Bayonne is committed to improving the environment," said Smith in a press release. "We can take a useful step in that direction by giving new life to potted Christmas trees in January. There is no need to waste potted trees by throwing them out. Instead, the trees can make the city greener by being replanted next month.”
Chmielewski added that some residents have already volunteered to donate potted Christmas trees to the community after the holidays.
"We would like to encourage more people to do so," he continued. "If people are torn between purchasing a cut Christmas tree and a potted one, they should consider getting a potted one and donating it to the city of Bayonne. We would plant the donated trees in municipal parks.”
Anyone interested in donating a potted Christmas tree should call the Public Works Department at (201) 858-6070. The department will pick up the donated trees after the holiday season.
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