"For the Good of the Whole"
At Mass palm branches are set apart by a blessing from the priest and made into a “sacramental,” an object that is meant to draw us closer to the celebration of the seven sacraments. Throwing them in the trash ignores their sacred purpose and treats them like any other object we no longer need.According to the Code of Canon Law, blessed items are not to be discarded in a trash can, but treated with respect (cf. #1171).