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Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? Here's some alternatives to the landfill
About 10 million live Christmas trees are sent to landfills annually, but alternatives like mulching, wildlife shelters, and farm donations reduce waste and aid ecosystems.
- On the end of the season, homeowners can avoid landfill disposal by removing ornaments and tinsel, turning trees into mulch or firewood as about 10 million live trees end up in landfills annually, Nature Conservancy reports.
- Some communities hold special tree collections that repurpose trees to protect dunes and support wildlife, while municipalities chip trees into free mulch available through town, county, or state offices.
- Homeowners can cut branches for garden insulation and saw trunks to cure outdoors for six months before burning, while sinking a whole tree in a large pond shelters fish and securing it outdoors aids nonmigratory birds, with local farms accepting tree donations.
- Anaerobic decomposition in landfills slowly emits methane and carbon dioxide and can contaminate groundwater, while reusing trees yields free mulch and firewood that benefit garden plants and bulbs.
- If you have a large pond, consider sinking whole trees to create fish habitat, while leaving a tree outdoors shelters nonmigratory birds and local farms welcome donated trees for livestock feed.
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Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? Here's some alternatives to the landfill
According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There are options to avoid this can also help in one's garden.
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