Treecycling

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had great holidays! If you're like me and my husband and don't know what to do with your tree when you are done with it and your husband ends up driving all around creation trying to dump it into non-existent woods in your neighborhood like he did last year, here is a good alternative! Go to this website to find out how and where to recycle your Christmas tree in your area. There are programs that will turn your tree into compost or mulch to be used again, hooray! http://green.msn.com/Tools/GreenDirectory/Recycle/Default.aspx

Just type in Christmas Tree in the "What" and your zip code in the "Where".

According to Earth911

"Christmas trees are recycled for five main types of large-scale uses for post-harvest trees:

Chipping (chippings are used for various things from mulch to hiking trails)
Beachfront erosion prevention
Lake and river shoreline stabilization
Fish habitat
River delta sedimentation management

Today around 98 percent of real Christmas trees are grown on farms throughout all 50 states and Canada. Real trees are a renewable, recyclable resource, and real trees are planted to be harvested just as corn and/or pumpkins are cultivated for a harvest.

For each real Christmas tree harvested, up to three new seedlings are planted in its place, depending on farm size and current field rotation. Young trees in their rapid growth years have a high rate of photosynthesis and thus produce more oxygen than older trees.

This year, over 60 million new seedlings were planted by Christmas tree farmers all over North America."

Now you don't have to feel so bad for chopping down that tree, and feel even better for recycling it when you are done with it!

Take Care Stay Green,

The Greenwitch