Record-Setting Mulchfest 2012
More than 24,200 Christmas trees were recycled during a record-setting Mulchfest announced the New York City Parks Department on Monday.

New York Department of Parks and Recreation workers load Christmas trees into a mulch machine after a news conference promoting Christmas tree recycling January 2, 2003 in New York City. The recycling program dubbed Mulchfest 2003 encourages New Yorkers to bring their holiday trees to designated sites to be converted into wood chips to be used for mulch. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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