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Recycle Your Christmas Tree

tree3.JPGAs the holiday season winds down many of us are considering what to do with our now somewhat droopy Christmas tree. As simple as placing it out on the curb for collection might seem, that is not always the greenest option.

Often Christmas trees left out for trash collection end up in landfills slowly decomposing. That is, of course, not necessarily bad as a Christmas tree, sans ornaments and tinsel is organic material and will decompose. However, it’s not the quickest way to recycle.

A better option is to immediately convert that tree to usable wood chips or compost. Specialized Christmas tree recycling centers do just that.

More than 35 Christmas tree varieties can be recycled into chippings (used for everything from mulch to hiking trails), beachfront erosion prevention, shoreline stabilization, fish habitat and sedimentation management.

While many cities now do offer curbside Christmas tree recycling, in many areas a special trip to a recycling center is required. You can find your local center on a searchable database provided at Earth911.

Close to 30 million of us chose real, rather than artificial Christmas trees this year so it’s worth the effort of removing ornaments and picking off tinsel. Consider also planting a tree to replace the one that gave you so much pleasure this holiday season. The Arbor Day Foundation offers lots of ways for you to help replant our forests.

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Comments

  1. Kristen says

    December 30, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    Fantastic! Now I don’t feel as bad buying a cut tree!

    Reply
  2. Amy says

    December 30, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    Can you or can you not re-plant cut christmas trees? Has anyone had success replanting?

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  3. Jennifer Lance says

    December 30, 2007 at 10:24 pm

    I don’t think that you could replant a cut tree, since it doesn’t have roots. I don’t have experience with cut trees, but do they sprout roots while in the water of the Christmas tree stand? If so, then it may work, but I think the shock from going from inside temps to outside temps in addition to transplant shock would make the odds very slim, even with a few tiny roots.

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  4. MC Milker says

    December 31, 2007 at 5:08 am

    I did a little research and no, you cannot replant a cut tree.

    The average Christmas tree has grown for about 10 years and
    has an extensive root system…which is then cut. Generally, unlike
    house plants, which one can “root” – a tree is usually either grown
    from seed or grafted onto another plant.

    A stop at the local nursery could probably tell you if that’s possible.

    Hmm…I think I’ll stop and find out! Sounds interesting.

    Reply
  5. john mccarthy says

    November 27, 2008 at 10:52 am

    can pine needles be recycled into air fresher paks??

    Reply

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