Tree recycling meets neighborly good Will

Not only did Will Campbell of blogging.la recycle his own Christmas tree, he collected six more "discarded arbors from the disrepute of curbside dereliction and decomposition" and hauled those over to the recycling site at the LA Zoo too.

Wish I could do the same -- I've seen a whole bunch of trees in the alleyways of my Santa Monica neighborhood -- but as you know, I don't drive a truck. There's only so much I can haul in my little bicycle basket....

But if you've got a large vehicle and a tree you plan to recycle, maybe you'll do like Will and bring good will to your 'hood. Or, if you're trying to burn off a few calories after the holidays, just hack up the trees you see and fit them in your nearest green bin (if you're in the city of LA)!

Here's more info about recycling trees in LA and surrounding cities. You can check out each individual tree Will picked up see other discarded trees Will spotted on his Flickr photo set, which reminds me vaguely of Bill Keaggy’s series 50 Sad Chairs --

Photo courtesy of Will Campbell for blogging.la

Comments

[Will Campbell]

Wow Siel, thanks for the coverage! But just to clarify, those 12 trees in my Flickr set were separate from the seven I hauled to the treecycling center. I snapped those on my bike commute home from work on Thursday.

[Siel]

Duly corrected :)

[Kate]

I certainly saw trees on the curb as we were taking ours to our nearest official drop-off spot. No doubt some of those people were hoping they could get away with leaving them at the curb, and others didn't know what the correct procedure is. I wonder if Christmas tree lots should be required to distribute information about disposal procedures, to better inform customers. After all, not everyone needs to know--just those who buy cut trees.