Environmentally-Focused Nonprofit Preps for Popular Christmas Treecycling Event by Collecting Trees at Fire Stations Throughout Gwinnett County
Lawrenceville, Ga. – December 19, 2017 – Once the holidays have come and gone and the decorations are neatly stashed away until next year, the folks at Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful already have their sights set on Spring and Summer. Instead of sugar plums dancing through heads, they are thinking about beautiful garden beds around government buildings and schools, as well as freshly laid paths through Gwinnett County parks – all made possible by the popular annual treecycling event, Bring One for the Chipper. In the weeks leading up to Bring One for the Chipper – hosted at Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville on January 27, 2018 – Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful will be collecting live Christmas trees at a number of drop-off locations throughout the county.
“We love that Bring One for the Chipper has become a cherished part of holiday traditions for so many residents throughout Gwinnett County,” said Schelly Marlatt, Executive Director for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful. “Instead of being sad that Christmas is over, they can drop off their tree knowing that it will be given a new life. Once the trees have been collected at area fire stations, they’ll be transported to Bethesda Park for the big day when they’ll be chipped into mulch and then transported to locations all over the county to beautify our community. Talk about a happy ending to a great holiday season!”
Christmas trees – which must be free of lights, tree stands and ornaments – can be dropped off at the following locations between December 26, 2017 and January 15, 2018 in preparation for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful’s Bring One for the Chipper 2018:
Buford
- Fire Station 14, 1600 Highway 23, 30518
- Fire Station 24, 2735 Mall of GA Blvd., 30519
- Fire Station 29, 2800 Thompson Mill Rd., 30519
Dacula
- Fire Station 17, 2739 Brooks Rd., 30019
- Fire Station 27, 2825 Old Fountain Rd., 30019
Duluth
- Fire Station 5, 3001 Old Norcross Rd., 30096
- Fire Station 7, 3343 Bunton Rd., 30096
- Fire Station 19, 3275 N. Berkeley Lake Rd., 30096
Grayson
- Fire Station 8, 2295 Brannan Rd., 30017
Hoschton
- Fire Station 18, 1515 Mineral Springs Rd., 30548
Lawrenceville
- Fire Station 9, 1900 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30044
- Fire Station 10, 1131 Rock Springs Rd. 30043
- Fire Station 15, 275 S. Perry St., 30046
- Fire Station 20, 1801 Cruse Rd., 30044
- Fire Station 25, 3575 Lawrenceville Hwy., 30044
- Fire Station 31, 1061 Collins Hill Rd. 30043
Lilburn
- Fire Station 2, 12 Harmony Grove Rd., 30047
- Fire Station 3, 4394 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30047
- Fire Station 22, 2180 Stone Dr., 30047
Loganville
- Fire Station 28, 3725 Rosebud Rd, 30052
- Fire Station 30, 1052 Ozora Rd., 30052
Norcross
- Fire Station 1, 165 Lawrenceville St., 30071
- Fire Station 11, 5885 Live Oak Pkwy., 30093
- Fire Station 23, 4355 Steve Reynolds Blvd., 30093
Peachtree Corners
- Fire Station 4, 5550 Spalding Dr., 30092
Snellville
- Fire Station 6, 3890 Johnson Dr., 30039
- Fire Station 12, 2815 Lenora Church Rd., 30078
Sugar Hill
- Fire Station 26, 6075 Suwanee Dam Rd., 30518
Suwanee
- Fire Station 21, 474 Old Peachtree Rd., 30024
Volunteers are currently being sought to take part in Bring One for the Chipper on Saturday, January 27 at Bethesda Park. To register as a volunteer or learn more about Bring One for the Chipper and future events, visit www.gwinnettcb.org.
About Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful: Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Services, Inc. (GCB) is a Keep America Beautiful affiliate and award-winning 501(c)(3) charitable organization. It boasts an expansive community-based network dedicated to finding long-term solutions to environmental and quality of life issues through individual action. The organization is guided by a Citizens Advisory Board that represents all sectors of the Gwinnett County community. A nationally recognized leader in creating cleaner, greener and more livable communities throughout Gwinnett, GCB involves more than 100,000 volunteers annually to clean and restore public places, recycle more, protect watersheds and develop the next generation of environmental stewards. To learn more about Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, please visit www.GwinnettCB.org.