ONE
ONE THING
ONE THING IT IT'S EIGHT FORTY TWO ON A MONDAY. THE PRESIDENTS HAVE ALL BEEN UNWRAPPED AND
THEN MAYBE WRAPPED AGAIN AND
SENT BACK TO THE STORE
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE. SANTA
HAS COME AND GONE AND NOW IS
THE TIME TO TACKLE THE TREE. I
LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO'S IAN
MONAHAN IS WITH ME NOW. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TREE RECYCLING.
GOOD MORNING IN THE MORNING.
THANKS FOR HAVING US TODAY. OF
COURSE FIRST OF WHERE ARE YOU
THIS MORNING? WE ARE UP AT MT.
SOLEDAD. ONE OF MANY CHRISTMAS
TREE RECYCLING DROP OFF
LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO. BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING
ABOUT THE NUMBER RECYCLING
LOCATIONS THAT ARE AROUND THE
COUNTY FOR ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS
PLUS SOME KIND OF SOME DO'S AND
DON'TS AND WHY WE WANT TO
RECYCLE OUR CHRISTMAS TREES.
OK. SO WHAT DO YOU TAKE IT
AWAY? WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE DOING?
WELL, HERE BEHIND ME WE SEE
SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME CHRISTMAS
TREES THAT ARE WRAPPED IN
PLASTIC BAGS AS WELL AS SOME
TREES THAT STILL HAVE TINSEL ON
THEM. THESE ARE ALL PLASTIC JAM
UP THE RECYCLING PROCESS. AND
UNFORTUNATELY THIS LITTLE GUY
IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SEE
THE BEST RECYCLING CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR. BUT THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A TREE THAT IS
PERFECTLY GREAT TO BRING. IT'S
GOT STRIPPED OF ALL ITS
GARMENTS, NO TINSEL, NOTHING ON
IT. AND IT JUST GO STRAIGHT TO
A FILE ON OUR SECOND TREE HERE
AND I'M BURIED IN A NUMBER OF
CHRISTMAS TREES TODAY. PEOPLE
ARE ALSO RECYCLING CHRISTMAS
TREES OR CHRISTMAS WREATHS,
ANOTHER TYPE OF ORGANIC
MATERIAL. WE WANT TO KEEP THIS
ALL OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND
REALLY TURN THIS INTO VERY
USEFUL FROM FOLKS WHICH IS WHAT
WE'RE AFTER AT THE END OF THE
DAY. THESE TREES IT'S TURNED
INTO COMPOST AND USED AT PARKS
.YOU CAN BUY IT INVOLVED AND
BRING IT HOME TO YOUR HOUSE FOR
GARDENING PLANTING. SO THAT'S
THE GOOD THING THAT CAN HAPPEN
WITH ALL THE CHRISTMAS TREES
THAT WE'VE ENJOYED OVER THE
SEASON. PERFECT. AND I HAVE TO
ASK BECAUSE YOU WERE SAYING YOU
OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO TAKE THE
ORNAMENTS OFF. TAKE THE TINSEL
OFF. WHAT IF YOU HAVE A TREE
THAT YOU'VE FLOPPED? I FLUNKED
MY FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE THIS
YEAR CANNOT BE RECYCLED SO IN
MANY INSTANCES IT CAN'T. SO
WHAT WE DO ASK IS CHECK WITH
YOUR WAY'S TALLER AND WE RUN A
WEB SITE CALLED WASTE FREE SD
DOT BOARD AND ON THERE WE'VE
CREATED A RESOURCE AND A CHART
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO ON CLICK ON
THE HOME PAGE, SCROLL DOWN A
LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL SHOW YOU
ALL OF THE DROP OFF LOCATIONS.
YOU CAN HAVE CONTACT
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO
FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE CURBSIDE
PICKUP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND
THIS IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND
THE COUNTY, NOT JUST HERE I AM
TODAY. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF
OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AROUND
THE COUNTY. SO YOU CHECK ON
FOURTH TREES TO SEE IF THEY'LL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE
RECYCLED. IS THERE A WAY TO GET
THAT FLOCKING OFF OF THERE? YOU
KNOW, I DON'T KNOW EXPERTS IN
THAT AREA BUT MAYBE ANOTHER
SEGMENT THAT WE CAN DO. KNOW,
RIGHT? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT. IT'S
PROBABLY ON THERE FOR GOOD. ARE
PEOPLE REALLY BURNING THEIR
TREES? IS THAT IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING
TO GET RID OF THEM? I'M SORRY?
SAY AGAIN ARE PEOPLE BURNING
THEIR TREES? THROW THE SHOW.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO A
NUMBER OF CLEANUPS AROUND THE
COUNTY EVERY YEAR. I LOVE A
CLEAN SAN DIEGO. AND BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, EVEN INTO THE
SUMMERTIME WE SEE TREES THAT
ARE THROWN IN CANYONS AND THROW
OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND
ALL OF THIS KIND OF THING. AS
SOON AS A TREE GETS VERY DRY
AND BRITTLE IT IS EXTREMELY
FLAMMABLE AND BECOMES A SAFETY
HAZARD. SO BURNING YOUR TREE IS
NOT THE BEST OPTION UNLESS YOU
KNOW YOU'VE GOT AN AREA AROUND
YOUR HOUSE MAYBE OUT IN THE
COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY
COMPOST THE TREE. WE REALLY
THAT DROP OFF SITES AND THE
CURBSIDE LOCATION WE KNOW THESE
TREES ARE GOING TO GO TO A
DESIGNATED ORGANIC RECYCLING
AREA WHERE THEY WILL BE TURNED
INTO COMPOST WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. AND SO WE JUST WANT
TO DO OUR BEST JOB BECAUSE THIS
IS REALLY VALUABLE STUFF.
PEOPLE CAN USE THIS AND WE JUST
WANT THE NATURAL TREES TO THE
BEST THAT I LOVE IS I'VE NEVER
ACTUALLY HAD A REAL TREE INSIDE
MY HOME SO I HAVE ARTIFICIAL
TREES FOR THOSE OF US WHO
AREN'T KEEPING THOSE FACTORIES
FOR 20 PLUS YEARS BECAUSE THEY
LAST THAT LONG. HOW DO WE GET
RID OF THOSE? YEAH. LISTEN. USE
THEM AS LONG AS YOU CAN. WE
FOUND OUT THAT FARMED AND
ORGANIC REAL TREES ARE THE BEST
OPTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BUT
USE THEM AS LONG AS THEY CAN.
AND IF YOU KEEP THEM IN GREAT
SHAPE YOU CAN OFTENTIMES DONATE
THEM. WE ALSO HAVE DONATION
INFORMATION ON OUR WEB SITE AT
LEAST STEED UP FOR A LOT OF
PLACES. WE'LL TAKE THEM WHICH
FOR INSTANCE HOMES OR HOSPITALS
THAT MAY BE ABLE TO USE THEM
LONG TERM. THESE ARE REALLY
GREAT TIPS AND SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
NOW I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
LIKE OK, IT'S ALL OVER. MAYBE
THEY'LL KEEP THEM UP THROUGH
NEW YEAR'S BUT STILL WASTE