In these eco-conscious times, many people want to reduce their environmental footprint while still enjoying the trappings of the holiday season. In some cases, the easy solution to earth - pass the tofurky - is a fairly obvious choice.
Agency France-Press - Getty images 74-foot (real) Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York.But in other cases, the answer is not so obvious. When it comes to Christmas trees, for example, which is better for the planet: the artificial kind of long-lasting or freshly cut, pine fragrance and SAP variety?
As report Saturday Times, at least an important study concluded that the real tree is probably the best choice. But as I found in my statement, many consumers continue to believe that a false FIR is less harmful to the environment than the reality.
This is because an artificial tree can be used over and over again, unlike a real tree, which was launched at the end of the season. Yet, it turns, which is not enough to tip the balance in favour of the false fir. Resources used to make artificial trees - plastic and metal - have extraction costs, and most of the trees are manufactured in China, which means that they must be shipped thousands of miles to reach American shores.
Real trees are also biodegradable and can be composted or transformed into mulch; false trees are almost all the néoconservatrices ending in an outlet someday.
Artificial Christmas trees continue to sell truck, of course, according to industry estimates, the United States sales hit 13 million this year.
More false trees have a shelf life of approximately six to ten years, surveys found that point, they are beginning to look a little ragged and consumers tightening their. At this stage, they are off at discharge.
What is with recycling? Asked this question of Jami Warner, Executive Director of the American Association of Christmas tree that represents the manufacturers of artificial trees.
"All materials in artificial Christmas trees are recyclable and trees are now recycled," Ms. Warner wrote in an e-mail.
Technically, this may be true. But all municipal recycling programs I've questioned said that they do not recycle trees, artificial - and for good reason: artificial trees are largely polyvinylchloride, or PVC, which is often prohibitive recycle. I mentioned this fact to Ms. Warner, who said that the onus resting with cities, not its industry.
"At the end of the account tree are likely to find themselves in landfills, until the cities offer recycling programs," Ms. Warner writes.
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