Recycling Christmas trees in Harrison County

Recycling Christmas trees in Harrison County

Don’t let that tree go to waste!

Mississippi Power has partnered up with Harrison County to recycle Christmas trees.

Areas.- - don't let that tree go to waste- mississippi power - has partnered up with harrison- county to recycle - christmas trees.- news 25's sabria reid takes us- to a tree drop off location.- - save trees, live better.

Walmar- is recycling unsold christmas - trees to help beautify- our community.- mike mcdavid, hwy 49 gulfport - walmart store mananger: - "we got about 15 or 20 trees an their ready to be ground up and- we'll see em in - the community somewhere - hopefully soon."

Mike mcdavid a gulfport walmart- store manager, tells- news 25 they have no problem- doing what's right to reduce- the carbon footprint.

- mike mcdavid, hwy 49 gulfport - - - - walmart store mananger- "sustainability whether it's plastic, cardboard, this case i- happens to be left over - christmas - trees any time that we find tha- oppturnity to be involved with- - - it, it's good for us as a - company not to be leaving that- footprint out there and try to- do the right thing."

Sabria reid, news 25: - "hundreds of what used to be beautifully decorated christmas- trees, will now be- recycled into mulch for harriso- counties parks and schools."

- - - as a partner, mississippi power- offers 5 tree drop off- locations.

You can find all - location on the mississippi - power - facebook page.- kaila moran griffith, - spokeswoman for ms power: - "we offer a really easy locatio for our customers and for the - community this is - plant watson right off the- interstate on cowan and lorrain- rd, so it's really easy - for harrision county residents- to come drop it off.- - - - just remember before you drop - off your tree remove all- lights, ornaments and tree- stands.

- kaila moran griffith, - spokeswoman for ms power: - "if you want to hang on to your tree and get a little more- christmas magic out of it,- that's- fine you can hang on to it unti- jan 9th, that's the last day fo- - drop off and you can come on- down and drop it off and we'll- take it off your hands for ya."

In gulfport, sabria reid, news- 25.