CHRISTMAS TREE TO BIOMASS

Remember to recycle your Christmas tree
December 21, 2010 (Taft Midway Driller)

"Residents are urged to recycle their Christmas trees at…[M]ake this process easier by removing all ornaments, lights and the tree stand prior to recycling the Christmas tree…"

From RealWorldGreen via YouTube

"More than 33 million trees will be cut this year to be used as Christmas trees nationwide. After Christmas, thousands of Chrismtas trees will be sliced, minced, and diced into a rich mulch to be used by city parks, schoolyards and roadways…[Mulch] is used for water conservation and weed control in parks, as ground padding in playgrounds as erosion/dust control or hiking trails and bridle paths as additives in composting for landscaping and fertilizers and as an alternative fuel in ‘biomass’ co generation facilities…"