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Christmas tree recycling is a good alternative to HEALTH

landfills DOCTOR ON DUTY
Oranjestad

Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
By JOHN RABY in them could cause chim- Tel. 527 4000
Associated Press ney fires. San Nicolas
Taking down the Christmas Perhaps the worst place Imsan 24 hours
tree is only one task after to send discarded live Tel.524 8833
the holiday season. For Christmas trees is a landfill Women in Difficulties
those with a real tree, figur- because materials buried PHARMACY ON DUTY
ing out what to do with it there break down into the Oranjestad:
can be as easy as placing greenhouse gas methane, Trupial Tel. 583 8560
it by the curb. considered more harmful San Nicolas:
In most states, it can be the than carbon dioxide.q San Lucas Tel. 584 5119
gift that keeps on giving. Women in Difficulties
Discarded Christmas trees OTHER
can be picked up curbside Dental Clinic 587 9850
for recycling through regu- Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
lar trash-collection services Urgent Care 586 0448
Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
in various cities. The trees +297 588 0539
are often shredded for use Women in Difficulties
as compost or mulch that EMERGENCY
is offered back to residents
and non-profit groups free Police 100
of charge for gardening Oranjestad 527 3140
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and landscaping. Sta. Cruz 527 2900
In many states, natural re- San Nicolas 584 5000
sources workers collect Joe Hyndman puts one of his family’s Christmas trees on a pile Police Tipline 11141
at the Hamilton County Recycling Center on Crabtree Road on
whole trees at predeter- Dec. 28, 2015, in the Middle Valley community near Chattanoo- Ambulancia 911
mined drop-off points to ga, Tenn. Fire Dept. 115
be placed in lakes and Associated Press Red Cross 582 2219
waterways as fish habitat. TAXI SERVICES
In parts of Louisiana, for ex- camels and rhinos. cycling programs. Home Taxi Tas 587 5900
ample, Christmas trees are Or, there’s no place like Depot stores in select ar- Prof. Taxi 588 0035
used to shore up coastal home. Discarded trees eas also hold tree collec- Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
areas hit by erosion and can get their final resting tion events. Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
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to rebuild wetlands. In Jef- place in a corner of the But don’t wait too long Women in Difficulties
ferson Parish alone, about backyard as a shelter and after Christmas because TRAVEL INFO
5,000 trees are collected feeding area for birds. dried-out trees can be fire
each year for such efforts. Be sure to remove the or- hazards. It’s also danger- Aruba Airport 524 2424
Some zoos, including pet- naments, lights and tinsel. ous to try to use a fireplace American Airlines 582 2700
ting zoos, accept chemi- Placing a tarp around the or wood stove to burn parts Avianca 588 0059
cal- and ornament-free tree before taking it back of the tree because the oils Jet Blue 588 2244
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Christmas trees to feed outside will spare frustra-
to some animals, such as tion in having to vacuum Women in Difficulties
goats, pigs and elephants, up the pine needles after- AID FOUNDATIONS
and for sensory and enter- ward. FAVI- Visually Impaired
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ers, like kangaroos, lions, to search for local tree re- Alcoholics Anonymous
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Relacional Tel. 583 5400
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