Just because an artificial tree is reusable doesn't mean
it's environmentally preferable. It's the opposite, actually. Fake Christmas
trees have a nasty carbon footprint due to the fact that they're made from
petroleum products, usually manufactured in China where environmental
regulations can be lax, and shipped half way around the world to reach your
home. Artificial trees off-gas, polluting the air in your home, and can't be
recycled or composted. Real trees, on the other hand, come from
sustainably-managed local forests (in my neck of the woods anyway) and are compostable. Choosing a real tree is
one more way to buy local over the Holidays.Monday, December 19, 2011
The Christmas tree debate -- choose real over fake
Just because an artificial tree is reusable doesn't mean
it's environmentally preferable. It's the opposite, actually. Fake Christmas
trees have a nasty carbon footprint due to the fact that they're made from
petroleum products, usually manufactured in China where environmental
regulations can be lax, and shipped half way around the world to reach your
home. Artificial trees off-gas, polluting the air in your home, and can't be
recycled or composted. Real trees, on the other hand, come from
sustainably-managed local forests (in my neck of the woods anyway) and are compostable. Choosing a real tree is
one more way to buy local over the Holidays.
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I'd agree however, real trees put me in the hosiptal every time I use them and I found a fake one that doesn't. Much as I love real one I just can't use them and I'm not alone.
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