Imagine my shock and dismay when my favorite cousin proudly informed me that she had gone out and bought a real, live shedding CHRISTMAS TREE.
"How could you contribute to the deforestation of our earth?" I asked. "Why would you not buy a fake tree that you can store and reuse for years to come?!" I wondered.
Turns out I was completely wrong, according to this article from MSN.
As a matter of fact, a real tree is greener on several levels: it minimizes harmful gases in the environment, provides powerful income for small rural communities and most are recycled to make compost and reinforce sand dunes. On the other hand, plastic trees (although they last longer) are shipped from China which increases transportation costs, many contain harmful dust particles and the plastic will often stay in a landfill for many years.
Who knew? The MSN article is fantastic, so you should spend a few minutes and read the whole thing:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/Advice/IsAFakeChristmasTreeTheGreenChoice.aspx
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That is true...a real tree when you analyze it from cradle to grave is greener, literally, than a fake one.
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