GC&B Encourages Citizens to "Treecycle" After Christmas

Atlanta GA

16 December, 2021

1:34 PM

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Environmentally Focused Nonprofit Preparing for Annual Bring One for the Chipper Event with Announcement of Live Tree Collection Sites and Call for Volunteers Lawrenceville, Ga. – December 16, 2021 – Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) invites neighbors in Gwinnett County to dream of a Green Christmas this year. Rather than placing their live Christmas tree by the curb after the holidays to decompose in a landfill, the eco-friendly organization encourages citizens to take part in one of the largest “treecycling” events in Georgia – Bring One for the Chipper 2022. In preparation for the big day when all collected trees will be chipped into mulch at Bethesda Park on January 29, GC&B has issued a call for volunteers and has released a list of collection sites where Gwinnettians can drop off their live trees between December 26, 2021 and January 24, 2022. “We’re very proud of the fact that, since we started Bring One for the Chipper in 1984, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful has been a leader in Georgia’s treecycling efforts,” said Schelly Marlatt, GC&B’s Executive Director. “We’re extremely fortunate to be part of a county that places such an emphasis on community and the environment. Even after hosting this event for the last 38 years, with new neighbors moving to the area all the time, there are still a lot of folks out there who don’t even know that this option is available to them. They can drop their tree off to a local fire station and it will be chipped into mulch for placement in playgrounds and walking trails at parks throughout Gwinnett County for all of our enjoyment. Whether you’ve made Bring One for the Chipper an annual family tradition or this will be your first year to take part, it’s a simple but WONDERFUL way to celebrate a sustainable ‘Green’ Christmas.” Marlatt adds that before dropping off live Christmas trees, they must be free of lights, tinsel, decorations and tree stands in order to be treecycled. Bring One for the Chipper drop off locations are as follows: Buford Fire Station 14, 1600 Highway 23, 30518 Fire Station 24, 2735 Mall of GA Blvd., 30519 Fire Station 29, 2800 Thompson Mill Rd., 30519 Dacula Fire Station 17, 2739 Brooks Rd., 30019 Fire Station 27, 2825 Old Fountain Rd., 30019 Duluth Fire Station 5, 3001 Old Norcross Rd., 30096 Fire Station 7, 3343 Bunton Rd., 30096 Fire Station 19, 3275 N. Berkeley Lake Rd., 30096 Grayson Fire Station 8, 2295 Brannan Rd., 30017 Hoschton Fire Station 18, 1515 Mineral Springs Rd., 30548 Lawrenceville Fire Station 9, 1900 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30044 Fire Station 10, 1131 Rock Springs Rd. 30043 Fire Station 20, 1801 Cruse Rd., 30044 Fire Station 25, 3575 Lawrenceville Hwy., 30044 Fire Station 31, 1061 Collins Hill Rd. 30043 Lilburn Fire Station 2, 12 Harmony Grove Rd., 30047 Fire Station 3, 4394 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30047 Fire Station 22, 2180 Stone Dr., 30047 Loganville Fire Station 28, 3725 Rosebud Rd, 30052 Fire Station 30, 1052 Ozora Rd., 30052 Norcross Fire Station 1, 165 Lawrenceville St., 30071 Fire Station 11, 5885 Live Oak Pkwy., 30093 Fire Station 23, 4355 Steve Reynolds Blvd., 30093 Peachtree Corners Fire Station 4, 5550 Spalding Dr., 30092 Snellville Fire Station 6, 3890 Johnson Dr., 30039 Fire Station 12, 2815 Lenora Church Rd., 30078 Sugar Hill Fire Station 26, 6075 Suwanee Dam Rd., 30518 Suwanee Fire Station 21, 474 Old Peachtree Rd., 30024 After the last trees have been collected on January 24, they will be transported to Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville for the big event. Held on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 8-11 a.m., Bring One for the Chipper volunteers must be 14 and older and can include anyone from individuals and families to school clubs and civic groups to companies and neighborhood associations. To volunteer, interested parties must register online at www.GwinnettCB.org and download a Volunteer Waiver Form to bring with them to the event. Registration will open mid-December. Questions may be directed to [email protected] or 770-822-5187.