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Energy & Environment

Houston-area residents can recycle real Christmas trees at multiple locations through end of January

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 6, 2023 · A total of 24 sites across the region, including 12 operated by Living Earth, will collect Christmas trees through Jan. 31.

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Energy & Environment

How Your Old Christmas Tree Can Help Protect The Texas Coast

Katie Watkins

Posted on December 28, 2018 · In Brazoria County, recycled Christmas trees are given new life restoring sand dunes.

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Arts & Culture

What’s Next For Your Tree Once Christmas Has Come And Gone?

Editor, NPR

Posted on December 26, 2017 · You might be sitting under a beautifully decorated tree on Christmas Day. But when New Year’s rolls around and it’s time to clean out the family room, what will you do with it?

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WATCH: President Trump Lights National Christmas Tree For 1st Time

PBS NewsHour / Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Posted on November 30, 2017 · This year marks the 95th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting

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Make Your Christmas Tree Last Past Holidays… Like Houston

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on January 6, 2017 · Close out the holiday season by giving back to Mother Nature.

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City of Houston collecting Halloween pumpkins for composting

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 31, 2022 · The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept discarded pumpkins from Tuesday through Friday at its reuse warehouse. The idea is to divert the gourds from the landfill.

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Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department clarifies messaging about collection delays, says they’re ‘nothing new’

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 12, 2022 · Residents can continue to expect delays in yard waste and recycling pickups, according to department director Mark Wilfalk, who says it's coping with an ongoing staffing shortage.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2210: Packaging and Waste

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Posted on April 11, 2022 · Episode: 2210 Taking out the trash — and there’s so much to take out. Today, we take out trash.

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A shortage of Houston solid waste workers is causing recycling pickup delays

Caroline Love

Posted on January 7, 2022 · The city is struggling to fill dozens of positions, while some employees are out with COVID and others move on to better-paying jobs.

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