HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-1219.XMAS TREE RECYCLING PROCLAMATION
"ISTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY"
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
solid waste disposal and a dwindling capacity in our landfills is a critical
national problem; and
garden waste contributes a significant volume in our landfills; and
Troop 112 of the Boy Scouts of America, with assistance from the
Ashland Parks Depan~iient, picked up and chipped over 6,000
Christmas trees last year; and
the chipped material was used on park trails and as mulch for plants
and did not enter the "waste_ stream"; and
the Ashland Host Lions and Early Bird Lions are supporting this effort
by donating volunteer power and equipment to transport the pick-up
crews.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor of the City of Ashland, do
hereby proclaim Saturday, January 6, 2001 as:
"CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY IN ASHLAND"
and hereby urge all citizens to set out their tree near the curb on Friday, January 5, to
be picked up on Saturday, January 6, and to consider making a donation to assist the
Troop in their commun/ty service activities.
Dated this 19~h day of December, 2000.
Barbara Christensen, Recorder