NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 1998

CARY ENCOURAGES HOLIDAY REMNANT RECYCLING

CARY, NC -- The Town of Cary wants to give your Christmas tree and other holiday items a second life through recycling. Through January 23, 1999, trees may be dropped off at one of three special collection centers--Citizens Convenience Center (old public works)--313 Dixon Avenue, ball fields 5,6, & 7 at Bond Park--801 High House Road, and Oak Grove Elementary School--10401 Penny Road.

While the Town will chip trees into mulch for use in Cary parks and greenways at the first two collection sites, Mason’s Nurseries is donating a chipper for use on January 9^th at the Oak Grove site. Mason’s donation is saving the Town more than $250. In exchange for serving as a drop-off point, Oak Grove will be able to keep the chips from what will likely be 1000 trees recycled there that day.

The Town will also conduct a town-wide collection of Christmas trees on Saturday, January 9^th. Cary officials are asking citizens to place their trees curbside by Friday evening, January 8^th. Trees should be free of ornaments, lights, tinsel, and other decorations.

Finally, the Wake County Solid Waste Management Division, in cooperation with Phoenix Resources and Davey Tree & Lawn Care, is sponsoring a "Christmas Wrap-Up" collection at the Raleigh K-Mart on the corner of Blue Ridge Rd and Western Blvd on January 9^th from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Items to be accepted include: Christmas trees, wrapping paper, bows, Christmas cards, corrugated cardboard, glossy magazines and catalogs, polystyrene (peanuts & ridged molding form), chipboard (cereal boxes, cardboard, shoeboxes), and SBS (medicine boxes that are white in color when torn).

This and other recycling information is available on Cary’s website, www.townofcary.org.

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PRIMARY CONTACTS: Josephine Valencia, Cary Solid Waste Div., 462-3873

Bill Coleman, Town Manager, 469-4002

Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, 460-4951