recycle your christmas tree: Start out the New Year right by recycling your Christmas tree! - 12/28/07 01:27 AM

Start out the New Year right by recycling your Christmas tree!
Don't send your Christmas tree to the landfill, instead you can recycle it and give a gift back to the earth. After the holidays, many communities will collect the trees through the residential curbside recycling program or at drop-off sites. Christmas trees can be chipped into mulch for use on gardens, parks, hiking trails, playground areas and landscaping. Whole Christmas trees can be used for river shoreline stabilization, beach erosion prevention, marshland sedimentation, fish habitat, winter garden decorations, wild bird feeders and even hazardous materials cleanups.
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