Ninety-eight percent of Christmas trees were grown on farms specifically for use as a holiday decoration. These trees were not harvested from forests so at least it's not as if you're cutting down an ancient tree. Each year, 10 million Christmas trees end up in the landfill. While your tree can't be placed in your regular recycling bin, you CAN recycle it: many cities offer programs to turn your tree into mulch or into wood chips. Call (800) CLEANUP or visit www.earth911.org to find the tree-recycling program near you.
Since it looks like we may have a brown December 25th this year instead of a white one, let's at least make it a Green Christmas!
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