It isn't just frozen trash and dog poo that the receding snowline of Garbagegeddon has revealed, there are Christmas trees hidden in there, too! We knew that in the aftermath of Blizzageddon the city canceled its Christmas tree recycling program, but the trees were still supposed to be picked up. And yet we've been hearing reports of, and seeing with our own eyes, Christmas trees still littering the streets around town. And these aren't trees from folks who just couldn't bear to part with their pines until Groundhog's Day (it happens), these are trees that have been back outside for over a month. more ›

If you didn't bring your Christmas tree to Mulchfest and left it on the curb thinking it would be recycled... think again. According to WNYC, those trees are going straight in the trash. A Department of Sanitation spokesperson told them that the annual Christmas tree recycling program was canceled this year after the department became overwhelmed by the December 26th blizzard. Christine Datz-Romero at the Lower East Side Ecology Center says this falls into a common pattern: "Whenever we have an emergency, recycling suffers." Hear that Mother Nature, next time you Blizzardgeddon us think of your precious trees first. more ›