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Christmas Trees (Real)

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Remove All Ornaments, Lights and Tinsel

Before you recycle your live Christmas tree, make sure that it is free of all ornaments, lights and tinsel.

Flocked Trees Are Not Recyclable

If your tree has flocking (sprayed-on fake snow), it can’t be recycled and will have to go in the trash instead.

Ways to Reduce

Decorate a Potted Tree Instead

It may be unconventional, but skipping the traditional Christmas tree (real or fake) altogether and decorating a potted tree you’ve bought or have in your home is a truly green way to have a tree for the holidays.

Buy a Rooted Tree and Plant It After the Holidays

Next holiday season, buy a tree with roots (it can be balled and burlap or containerized) and plant it in your yard after you use it.

Did You Know?

Christmas Trees as Job Creators

According to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA), the Christmas tree industry employs more than 100,000 people in the United States.

The Environmental Benefits of Christmas Trees

Although they’re planted just to be cut down and used as a decoration once they’ve reached maturity, Christmas tree farms have a positive impact on the environment. Each acre of Christmas trees produces enough oxygen for the daily needs of 18 people.