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That’s 2,620 tons of trash — equal in weight to 216 Rockefeller Christmas trees. The Big Apple composted a record-breaking 5.24 million pounds of trash in the program’s fourth week.

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In the fall, 13 trees were planted on the University of Pennsylvania's campus for a pilot program on a soil mixture that features sand made from recycled glass. Experts said the engineered blend ...

Trees are picked up from the driveways of homes and businesses, and taken to Russells Garden Centre in Coventry to be piled up and sorted. This year, the trees will be sent to make peat-free compost.