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Your noble fir — or maybe you went for a blue spruce, or a Douglas fir — has done its festive service. Your tree can find a new purpose as wood chips or compost, according to King County. But how do ...

After families open gifts and the Christmas decorations come down at home, the question of what to do with the Christmas tree might linger. For some, getting an artificial tree means putting it away ...

Christmas is over, but the remnants – stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments – remain. Though it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...

Some Houston Christmas trees will find new life as mulch and compost for local parks once the tinsel comes down. The Houston Solid Waste Management Department's annual recycling program for natural ...

If Christmas tree sales are anything to go by, U.S. consumers aren’t pulling the plug on holiday shopping this year—but they might be dimming the lights. Heading into the holiday season, Tim Leyden, ...

Christmas décor often follows a familiar pattern, but not every home suits a tall fir tree wrapped in tinsel. Space, climate, sustainability, and personal taste all play a role in how people decorate ...

As people all over the country prepare to travel to see loved ones this Christmas season, an unexpected obsession is driving home the “less is more” adage. It’s also dividing people. Stripped of ...

Before Santa comes to town, the tree sellers do, packing themselves into trailers and vans across New York City to claim a slice of the competitive tree market. Kashmir Kang, who works for Greg’s ...

Floridians can purchase real Christmas trees at major retailers like Walmart and Home Depot, as well as local tree lots and farms. The price for a real Christmas tree typically ranges from about $50 ...