Recycling Real Christmas Trees is More Convenient Than Ever

by 11/17/03 No Comments

St. Louis, Mo., November 17, 2003 – A Real Christmas Tree is a renewable, recyclable resource that allows you and your family to enjoy this noblest of Holiday symbols and help the environment at the same time. Since Real Trees are grown as a crop on farms, new trees are planted every year. And since they are an organic, natural product (not synthetic, factory-made) they can be recycled.

More and more communities are operating programs to recycle Real Christmas Trees for a specific purpose making it more convenient for consumers who use a Real Christmas Tree to get the tree out of the house after the Holidays. In a recent survey, 93% of consumers reported recycling their Real Christmas Tree in a local program or in their own garden or yard. Consumers can quickly, easily and conveniently learn how, when and where to recycle their Real Christmas Tree after the Holidays thanks to a partnership between the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) and EARTH 911.

NCTA represents over 4,000 Christmas Tree farmers and retailers throughout North America and EARTH 911 is a public/private partnership company that provides a free public service for the nation, consolidating environmental resources such as local recycling sites and pollution prevention programs into one user-friendly network helping every citizen protect our environment.

“We have more than 3,200 Christmas Tree recycling sites listed in our database so far”, said Anne Reichman, Director for EARTH 911. “Recycling Real Christmas Trees just makes good environmental sense.”

Consumers can access local Christmas Tree recycling information by typing in their zip code at NCTA¹s website www.realchristmastrees.org or by visiting www.Earth911.com or calling 1-800-CLEANUP. So as you celebrate the season of Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Men, provide some peace TO the Earth and goodwill toward the environment. Make the environmentally-friendly choice in Christmas Trees ‹ a fresh, farm-grown Real Christmas Tree

Larry Cummings

Larry Cummings

Larry Cummings is a staff member of Earth911.com.


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