Live Christmas trees do less harm to the environment than artificial Bashny.Net

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In recent years people are increasingly put at home, artificial trees, trying to cause as little harm to the environment - they think that this way each year save one tree. But, contrary to popular belief, artificial trees is much worse for the environment.

Production of fake trees gives two thirds more carbon emissions than the transportation and cultivation of these trees. By the way, 80% of Christmas trees in the world comes from China - they are grown on special Christmas-tree farm just to the New Year to cut down and sold, with the age-old forests do not suffer. Correct disposal of a live Christmas tree gives no waste at all.





Artificial tree should be used at least ten years to make it a reasonable alternative to living at least in terms of emissions of carbon dioxide. Most people exploit artificial trees is much less time and in a few years, tend to buy second artificial tree.

In addition, the demand for real trees gives a number of positive factors for the environment. As long as trees grow, they produce oxygen, so that in the future we have cleaner air. When buying an artificial tree, you will not be saving the life of a tree, but simply reduces the demand for real trees, consequently, reduce the number of trees that will be planted in the future. In addition, you are replacing it, which reduces carbon dioxide emissions, because their increases.

In addition to clean air, Christmas tree farms are home to many species of wildlife. These "home" does not disappear every year - in order to grow a tree, it takes about ten years.

via factroom.ru