My family and I just picked out our Christmas tree to set up in our house. They are live trees from a neighboring state, so if you could get LEED points for it, it did fall under the category locally sourced.
The first tree that my son picked out was huge! It was at least a foot taller than him. We finally settled on one a foot shorter that our ceiling.
Green tree tips:
One thing that is just as much fun is taking the tree back for it to get re-purposed. After the New Year we will take it to get ground up to make some mulch for our yard. Instead of throwing your tree away take it to a local spot that will grind it up for you and allow for you to take come other mulched trees back to your yard. If you use any tinsel in the tree, they are not able to grind it up since the tinsel is typically not biodegradable. When you take your tree back to the big box store or local recyclers make sure that it is clean.
Decorating the tree can be fun also. Instead of buying ornaments that might break and that end up as trash, try making some out of re-purposed items. Pine cones, can be decorated. Popcorn can be threaded on a string. I am not Martha Stewart so you may have to go online to get full instructions on how to have a green decoration assembly. OR, you could visit sustainable stores like this to get your holiday goods: ECO Emporium
If you plan to use lights on the tree or outside. To be green, use LED Christmas lights. They operate at a fraction of the cost of incandescent ones and will last longer as well! You can get these at any of the big box stores.
Happy Holidays.
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