MORE than 400 Christmas trees were turned into recycled bark chippings after being collected from houses in Middlesbrough.
The council's post-Christmas initiative resulted in nearly two tonnes of chippings. Refuse crews have also collected 4,328 tonnes of waste since the end of the festive season.
Councillor Bob Kerr, executive member for environment, said: "This is just about the busiest time of year for our refuse collection crews and they have had to deal with a veritable mountain of waste and some appalling weather.
"But they have cleared the backlog and kept the service running while also keeping the town centre clean and litter free over the holidays."
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