Recycle Your Tree

Once the holiday is over then there are twelve days to remove and recycle Christmas tree decorations and trees. Christmas tree recycling should ensure that there is no damage to the environment through the excesses of the ‘silly’ season. Recycling Christmas trees can help the environment by adding green waste to the garden or by recycling plastics and paper. It is a good idea to find a place the will take Christmas tree recycle materials, especially for artificial Christmas tree recycling. The aluminum in tinsel and the plastic in artificial foliage need to be taken care of by specialist recyclers.

There are alternatives to needing to recycle. Try using a growing living tree as the Christmas tree. They can be planted once Christmas is over, their pot can be reused and there is a ready made tree for next year’s celebrations.

A live Christmas tree needs care to keep it looking good for the whole holiday season and afterwards. Christmas tree care can ensure that the tree is good to plant later. Taking care of a live Christmas tree means keeping them moist but not wet and keeping their falling leaves from becoming a problem.

For live Christmas tree care a good size pot with a provision for drainage needs to be used. If using an outdoor living tree then there is not much need for that type of concern. Christmas tree care for outdoors would include making sure that the decorations don’t damage branches or foliage. The same tree can be used year after year with no detrimental damage to the tree itself.

Every Christmas tree with lights, even a living outdoor tree can become a fire hazard so keep a good eye on them if running them for any length of time unsupervised. Keep the tree safe from fire and from damage and then it can be ‘recycled’ as a Christmas tree next year.

After purchasing a living Christmas tree for recycling year after year find a pot or a place for it to go. Consider how the tree will grow, what it needs in the way of sunshine and shade water and drainage, and the tree can be used over and over as it grows and matures. Finding the right place in the garden for the live Christmas tree can guarantee that next year a growing thriving tree will still be around for all to enjoy.

Care of live Christmas trees can give many years of pleasure and save time and money on recycling Christmas trees.