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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The North Charleston Fire Department is reminding other folks how it’s possible you’ll per chance well presumably soundly eradicate and recycle their Christmas trees with out increasing a fireplace hazard.
Assistant Fire Chief Christan Rainey says ought to you can be in a position to need an exact Christmas tree the correct ingredient it’s possible you’ll per chance well presumably lift out is put it out on the curb. Whilst you happen to would possibly well well be living in Charleston County, Charleston County recycling will derive that tree for you. Whilst you happen to would possibly well well be living in Dorchester County throughout the city limits of North Charleston, the city’s Department of Public Works will attain derive that tree for you.
Rainey says Charleston County has a no-burn ordinance particularly for the city of North Charleston, so he doesn’t expose anybody to burn their Christmas trees. He says due to the dry season, burning a tree would possibly well well make a range of smoke, most incessantly ensuing in fires getting uncontrolled.
“, another folks tranquil burn their Christmas trees, another folks burn trash and we had an incident the build closing week somebody used to be the usage of a burn barrel and it caught their garage on fire appropriate subsequent to their house. So these items lift out happen,” Rainey says. “That’s one of the necessary causes we expose other folks, , to mainly authorized more or less follow the ordinance.”
The Metropolis of North Charleston’s Public Works Recycling picks up weekly on Tuesdays. Charleston County recycling days will fluctuate, depending in your neighborhood. Residents ought to peek the fresh 2024 residential cycling schedule from Charleston County Environmental Administration.
Whilst you happen to permit your tree out on the following recycling day the city will attain by and derive your tree for you.
Berkeley County Water & Sanitation has recycling locations working on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
“Most other folks utilize LED lights now, no longer the used bulbs.” Rainey says, “So making particular that your tree is no longer dry attributable to that’s worse than gasoline in the house and authorized see your extension cords and things like that to make certain that that it’s no longer a hazard and doubtlessly a fireplace hazard to the tree as smartly.”
Rainey says the predominant ingredient to assign in thoughts is to water your Christmas tree. Whilst you happen to notion on leaving them out for an extended length of time, make certain that that they don’t appear to be drying out.
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