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Click here to read "The 10 Biggest Myths About Christmas Trees"
- Farm produced and grown
in the U.S. and Canada
- Trees support complex eco-systems
and the plant tissue is 100% biodegradable
- Trees absorb carbon dioxide
and are PVC and Lead Free
- Decomposing trees release nitrogen
and other elements into the soil
- Scientists have found no significant
chemical residue on fresh cut Christmas trees
- Trees can be recycled in a variety
of ways
- In North America, 40-50 million
trees were planted in 2007
- An estimated 446 million trees
are growing on farms in the U.S.
- Seedlings are planted in March-May
and September-October
- For every tree harvested three
seedlings are planted
- Over 2 million trees are currently
growing in our fields
- Conifers on our plantations
produce enough daily oxygen for approximately 54,000 people
(the entire population of Greenland)
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- 85% are manufactured in
China's factories
- Factories consume natural resources
- Raw materials are sent to factories
and assembled into the final product
- Artificial trees are made of
metal and plastics
- Plastic is a petroleum byproduct
non-biodegradable
- Petroleum, used to make plastic
is a non-renewable resource as are metals
- Artificial trees are made from
PVC and they are NOT LEAD FREE
- PVC itself is a dangerous chemical
- Manufacturing of PVC creates
and disperses dioxins, the most toxic man-made chemical
known
- Dioxins accumulate in fatty
tissues of animals and humans, potentially causing cancer,
damaging immune functions and impairing children's development
- Artificial trees are disposed
of in landfills
- An indefinite burden on the
environment
- Artificial trees are only used
for an average of six years
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 Ground Roots
255 Zeigler Road, P. O. Box 70, Dover, PA 17315
800-345-3406 • 717-292-5683 • Fax 717-292-4129
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