New Yorkers Set Mulchfest Record!

New Yorkers have set a record by bringing in 23,600 Christmas trees to Mulchfest! The Department of Parks & Recreation says that's a 38% increase from last year's final tally. Meanwhile, the Department of Sanitation is still picking up curbside trees people have discarded (through the 15th). While the trees are chipped and used as mulch in city parks... should we really be patting ourselves on the back for killing the perfectly healthy trees in the first place?

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on January 12, 2010 5:15 PM

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Mrs. H.

These are farmed trees--they wouldn't exist if not for the market for Christmas trees. It's not like people are scouring the Amazon rainforest for six-foot Douglas firs after all.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

should we really be patting ourselves on the back for killing the perfectly healthy trees in the first place? -100%. To remove a tree just to have it in your home for less than a month is nonsense.