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Recycle your Christmas Tree for free, help city parks
What’s going on?
Overland Park will have four drop-off locations for Christmas trees. Collected trees will be transformed into mulch for use in our city parks.
When?
Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018 through Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
Where?
Parking lots at:
Young's Park - 7701 Antioch
Indian Creek Recreation Center - 10308 Marty Quivira Park - 11901 Quivira
Arboretum & Botanical Gardens - 8909 W. 179th St.
Why recycle your tree?
Your tree can have a second life as mulch that will help trees in our city parks.
How can you recycle your tree?
Remove the stand, lights, tinsel, ornaments, and presents
Bring it to one of the parks listed above
Drop your tree off in the marked area Drive home happy
Who is doing all this?
The City of Overland Park Division of Community Services, Park Services Department, and Environmental Advisory Council.
For more information, call 913-895-6273.
See more green with LEDs
While the costs for almost everything continue to rise, there are some easy steps to cut what you pay for lighting your home. Updating some of your light bulbs to LEDs is one of the easiest and quickest things you can do to cut your electric bill. Make the most of your conversion to LEDs by remembering a few quick tips.
How bright do you want your light to be?
Watts are no longer a good measure of how bright a light bulb will be. Lumens are more illuminating when deciding what you need as they measure brightness. A standard 60-watt incandescent bulb, for example, produces
about 800 lumens of light. By comparison, an LED bulb produces that same 800 lumens but uses only about 10 watts of electricity. Most LED
bulb packaging will provide a comparison to
incandescent bulb brightness.
What color do you want the light to be?
Old style bulbs, for the most part, produced a yellow light that many people find pleasing. LED bulbs allow you to choose light from traditional warm white (2700K) to cool white (4000K) to daylight (5000K). Choosing the right color light can make a living room seem cozy or a kitchen brighter and cleaner.
Do you want to dim the light?
If you are going to use the bulb with a dimmer, make sure to check the packaging to see if it is
dimmable. LED lights dim differently than incandescent bulbs, and it may be necessary
to update the dimmer switch as well.
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