Treecycling Made Simple
by Trey Granger
Published on December 26th, 2007
10 Comments
Scottsdale, AZ—Instead of disposing of your Christmas tree with the rest of your holiday trash, Earth911.com reminds you to recycle your tree this year with Earth 911’s searchable list of 4000 tree recycling options.
With everyone looking to go green this holiday, Earth 911 provides search by state and city for drop-off centers, pick-up programs and other treecycling events. Earth 911 shows you where to recycle your tree as well as other holiday products that can be recycled or re-used.
One holiday product that can’t be recycled is an artificial Christmas tree, so Earth 911 encourages everyone to purchase real trees in the future. Artificial trees contain lead, so they should be disposed of with other household hazardous products.
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. Real Christmas trees are as green as it gets – for every living tree harvested, at least three seedlings are planted in its place the following spring.
For more information, please contact:
Trey Granger
Earth911.com
tgranger@earth911.com
(480) 337-3326
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janet
posted on January 5th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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
eucarya
posted on January 5th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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.
Nancy
posted on June 12th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
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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