http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-29295 Nancy Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-29295 I have a old artificial Christmas tree that I've been trying to get rid of for a while. I've tried to give it away with no luck and want to know what the proper way to dispose of it is, any advice? . I have a old artificial Christmas tree that I’ve been trying to get rid of for a while. I’ve tried to give it away with no luck and want to know what the proper way to dispose of it is, any advice?
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]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-23476 eucarya Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:11:37 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-23476 Janet, Yes, you can use dried pine needles from your christmas tree in compost as brown matter. Remember, balance is the key to successful composting. If you are going to use the branches and trunk, you might consider chopping them up into a mulch as it will help them decompose into compost much faster. Pine trees and conifers are more acidic than dicidious trees like oak and elm, so you should that into consideration regarding how you intend to use your compost. You can use pine needle laden compost around acid loving plants like rhododendreons, evergreens, azaleas, and the like, or just use the pine needles and trunk material as mulch where you want to suppress growth. Janet, Yes, you can use dried pine needles from your christmas tree in compost as brown matter. Remember, balance is the key to successful composting. If you are going to use the branches and trunk, you might consider chopping them up into a mulch as it will help them decompose into compost much faster. Pine trees and conifers are more acidic than dicidious trees like oak and elm, so you should that into consideration regarding how you intend to use your compost. You can use pine needle laden compost around acid loving plants like rhododendreons, evergreens, azaleas, and the like, or just use the pine needles and trunk material as mulch where you want to suppress growth.

]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-23473 janet Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:28:34 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-23473 I compost at home. Can I put cut up branches of my christmas tree in my compost bin or not? someone told me that nothing grows under a pine tree and they may be toxic to many plants? thanks. Janet I compost at home. Can I put cut up branches of my christmas tree in my compost bin or not? someone told me that nothing grows under a pine tree and they may be toxic to many plants? thanks. Janet

]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-21717 Week 5: Christmas Tree | A Simple Holiday Plan Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:33:11 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-21717 [...] If you get a real tree, you can find out where to recycle it here: Treecycling [...] [...] If you get a real tree, you can find out where to recycle it here: Treecycling [...]

]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-21438 Which is more eco-friendly a fake Christmas tree or a real one? | Green Dumb - Eco Friendly for Dummies Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:50:44 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-21438 [...] Earth 911 please wait...Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast) This entry was written by Xivory, posted on November 5, 2008 at 2:03 pm, filed under Christmas and tagged Christmas, Holidays, Recycling. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...] [...] Earth 911 please wait…Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast) This entry was written by Xivory, posted on November 5, 2008 at 2:03 pm, filed under Christmas and tagged Christmas, Holidays, Recycling. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback. [...]

]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-7304 Recycle Your Christmas Tree : Eco Child’s Play Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:39:05 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-7304 [...] More than 35 Christmas tree varieties can be recycled into chippings (used for everything from mulch... [...] [...] More than 35 Christmas tree varieties can be recycled into chippings (used for everything from mulch… [...]

]]> http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-7201 The Accidental Environmentalist » Recycling Your Christmas Trees and Last Years Electronics Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:02:19 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/12/26/treecycling-made-simple/#comment-7201 [...] If you decided to get a Christmas Tree this year and have no clue what to do with your tree; check out Earth 911’s Treecycling Made Simple. [...] [...] If you decided to get a Christmas Tree this year and have no clue what to do with your tree; check out Earth 911’s Treecycling Made Simple. [...]

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