The Importance of Christmas Tree Recycling

Christmas tree recycling Christmas tree recycling is vital so millions of douglas firs and blue spruces are not wasted every year, thrown away only to increase the space used in local landfills. Instead they can be utilized to their fullest potential through local recycling services. Over thirty million trees are chopped down every year to be decorated and enjoyed during the holiday season. Once cut down, tree farmers generally plant new trees. Re-planting combined with Christmas tree recycling makes these evergreens a renewable resource, much more environmentally-friendly than artificial trees, which are made with synthetic materials which eventually end up in landfills.

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