
If you had a real Christmas tree this year how are you planning to get rid of it? Instead of sending it to the landfill consider
recycling it into wood chips for mulch or compost. It takes a pine tree a ridiculously long time to biodegrade in the landfill due to a lack of oxygen, so instead of trashing it check out
Earth 911's list of locations by state that will accept and recycle your tree. Or, if you've got the place for it, consider leaving your tree out in the yard for the winter to provide shelter for wildlife -- you can always recycle it into wood chips come spring.