Christmas is over and it's time to put away the decorations for another year. Most of the decorations we have can easily be stored. But what about the Christmas tree. There are many options and ways to recycle your tree.
1. Many local landfills offer free tree recycling. They chip them up and add them to the bark mulch.
2. Charities like boy scouts often come around and pick up trees for a $5.00 donation. They then haul them to recycle centers for you.
3. If you have a pond or stream nearby, on your own property or get permission from the property owner, and place the tree top down on the side of the pond or stream. This makes a great place for the fish to hide and a natural habitat for them to live in.
However, my favorite way to recycle the tree is to use it outdoors for a few more months. Place your decoration free, tinsel free tree outside standing upright. Make some homemade bird feeders and hang them in the tree to feed the birds this winter. Oranges can be spiral cut, bananas can be mashed and placed in pine cones as well as rolled in birdseed. You can also cut apple slices, string peanuts or make suet to decorate the tree. As the months go on your tree will become brittle enough for you to break off the branches and add to your own mulch or compost pile. Instead of using your tree for only a few weeks, put it to more use and enjoy it longer.
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