BA/mulch.pr                                Contact: Rick Dimont, 301-217-2370


FREE MULCH AVAILABLE
AT NEIGHBORHOOD SITES                   For Immediate Release: April 29, 1996

     Free mulch is available for residents and commercial landscapers at any
one of 10 sites around the County.
     The County's Division of Solid Waste Services reminds the public that
the mulch distributed at the sites is freshly ground and  not the same as
mulch sold at garden centers and nurseries.  Because it has not been aged, the
mulch is good for woody plants such as shrubs, trees and bushes that have
established, deep root systems.  The fresh mulch also provides good ground
cover and is useful for controlling vegetation.  The mulch can also be used
for composting.  Do not use it in delicate flower beds or on other plants with
shallow root systems.
     Persons handling the fresh mulch should wear gloves and long-sleeved
shirts, long pants and a dust mask to prevent allergic reactions.
     Since the Neighborhood Mulch Preserve program began in 1994, more than
20,000 tons of mulch that would have composted at the Dickerson Compost
Facility have been diverted to the local sites for pickup.
     Mulch may be picked up at the following locations:
          Bethesda
          Cabin John Regional Park
          7801 Democracy Blvd.
          Indoor tennis court parking lot
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          Burtonsville
          Fairland Park
          Greencastle & Robey rds.
          Daylight hours only

          Derwood
          Montgomery County Recycling Center
          Rt. 355 & Shady Grove Rd. (enter off Rt. 355)
          Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
          Sat., 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

          Gaithersburg
          Watkins Mill High School
          10301 Apple Ridge Rd.
          Mon.- Fri., 4 p.m.-dusk; Sat.-Sun., 8 a.m.-dusk

          Quince Orchard High School
          Rt. 28 & Quince Orchard Rd. 
          West side of school near temporary classrooms
          Daylight hours only

          Layhill
          M-NCPPC Stump Area
          1201 Bonifant Rd. (near Trolley Museum)
          Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
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          Wheaton-Aspen Hill
          Peary High School
          13300 Arctic Ave.
          Off Arctic Ave. toward Parkland MS
          
          Wheaton-Silver Spring
          Belt Jr. High School
          12701 Goodhill Rd.
          (at Weller and Goodhill rds.)

          Wheaton
          Wheaton Regional Park
          Albert La. off Kemp Mill Rd.
          Apr.-Sep., daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Oct.-Mar., daily, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

          Wheaton Plaza
          At the University Blvd. entrance
     For more information on the Neighborhood Mulch Preserves, call the
Recycling Hotline -- 590-0046 -- weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m. or ther Division of
Solid Waste Services at 217-2770.

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