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Cities Launch Post-Holiday Tree and Poinsettia Collection Drives for Compost and Mulch

Discarded holiday plants become mulch, feeding soils in city parks.

Overview

  • Barcelona switched on 227 drop-off points from January 7 to 17, with trees sent to the municipal nursery for shredding into mulch after residents remove all decorations.
  • Mexico City’s environment ministry opened multiple collection sites starting January 6, operating through January and into mid-February at locations such as San Juan de Aragón, Xochimilco and Mercado de Trueque.
  • Mérida is receiving natural pines at six Mega Puntos Verdes from January 5 to February 9, expects about 3,000 trees, and offers optional home pickup via Servilimpia for 100 pesos.
  • Escobedo, Nuevo León, set up nine centers beginning January 5, where trees are shredded and used as compost for local gardens and parks.
  • Ecatepec announced its “Recicla y Transforma” day for February 7, offering a plant from the municipal nursery to participants as collected trees are processed into compost.