Scouts help recycle 1600 Christmas trees

Scout volunteers at tree recycling event
Photo by Suzanne Gugger

Boy Scout Troop 325 and Girl Scout Troop 41161 partnered to collect trees on Jan 4, 2014 for the annual Cleanscapes and City of Shoreline tree recycling event at Meridian Park school.

It took many volunteers to handle that many trees
Photo by Suzanne Gugge

Many other scouts from all over Shoreline and LFP collected trees from citizens as a service project fundraiser, including Troops 853, 324, 309 and 61.

Part of the tree crew
Photo by Suzanne Gugger

According to the City of Shoreline reps, Cleanscapes  recycled 1,607 trees as organic material to be made into compost.

Information about this event and other environmental programs sponsored by the City of Shoreline here.