I ran across a story the other day that made me think of how imaginative people are when looking for ways to recycle and keep things out of our landfills. Oakland, California has a program where all of those unsold Christmas trees that are so ugly are taken to barren lakes and thrown in. They sink down to the bottom and nature does it part to coat the trees with algae. The fish absolutely love the trees and use them. It is estimated that each tree stays in the underwater habitat for about 5 years so adding new trees each year does not do any harm to the lakes. Great idea.
One reader claims that their Christmas trees go to their goats who love nibbling on it. That is another great idea and of course, numerous municipalities use old Christmas trees to make mulch that any citizen can come get for free and use in their gardens or wherever else they deem needy.
How about you or your town? Do you have other great ideas about how to use Christmas trees or any tree that has been cut down for that matter? Let me know by leaving a comment or by emailing me at bruce@bruzzbuzz.com.
