Recycling

In a national survey, 93% of consumers who used a Real Christmas Tree recycled theirs in some type of community program.

Real Christmas Trees are recycled for five main types of large-scale uses for post-harvest trees. These are:

1. Chipping (chippings are used for various things from mulch to hiking trails)
2. Beachfront erosion prevention
3. Lake and river shoreline stabilization
4. Fish habitat
5. River delta sedimentation management

Consumers can access local Christmas Trees recycling information by typing their zip code at the National Christmas Tree Association’s web site or at the EARTH 911 web site, or they can call 1-800-CLEANUP.

Today around 98% of Real Christmas Trees are grown on farms throughout all 50 states and Canada. Real Christmas Trees are a renewable, recyclable resource, and Real Christmas Trees are planted to be harvested just as corn and/or pumpkins are cultivated for a harvest.

For each Real Christmas Tree harvested, up to three new seedlings are planted in its place, depending on farm size and current field rotation. Young trees in their rapid growth years have a high rate of photosynthesis and thus produce more oxygen than older trees.

This year, over 60 million new seedlings were planted by Christmas Tree farmers all over North America.