| Conscientious consumers today concerned
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| | holiday season to pick up your Christmas
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| about the environment are taking the time
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| | trees and wreaths. They are chipped and
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| to consider the consequences of their
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| | made into mulch. However, Christmas
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| purchases. More and more people are
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| | wreaths are usually kept on doors far
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| making an effort to purchase products
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| | past the holiday season.
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| that use renewable resources. When it
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| | Real Christmas wreaths are a renewable
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| comes to buying a real, live Christmas
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| | resource. The trees are not cut down to
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| wreath or an artificial wreath many
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| | harvest the branches used for Christmas
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| people are choosing real.
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| | wreaths. Around 12 to 18 inches of the
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| Artificial wreaths are made from plastics
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| | branches are cut off or tipped as we say
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| and other petroleum based products. You'd
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| | in Maine. These branches continue to grow
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| have to be living on the moon to not know
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| | year after year. Real Christmas wreaths
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| that petroleum is not a renewable
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| | are more of a renewable resource than
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| resource. This alone should motivate
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| | even real Christmas trees. Even though
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| people to not purchase artificial
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| | Christmas tree farms typically plant up
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| wreaths. Most artificial wreaths are made
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| | to three more trees for every one they
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| in China whose demand for petroleum is
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| | cut down they are still cutting one down.
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| increasing by 25% a year as more Chinese
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| | Tipping trees is kind of like pruning
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| can afford to have cars. Petroleum is
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| | your shrubbery. The branches grow back.
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| used to make the plastic for artificial
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| | Live balsam fir trees used for Maine
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| wreaths and more petroleum is used to
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| | Christmas wreaths are the most fragrant
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| transport them to the United States.
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| | of all the fir varieties. Approximately
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| The biggest reason people buy artificial
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| | 85% of Maine is forests. Forests are very
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| wreaths is because they last for many
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| | important in the fight against global
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| years. They have an expected life of nine
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| | warming. Trees take carbon dioxide out of
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| or ten years. Most people don't keep them
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| | the atmosphere and release oxygen.
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| that long and of course they end up at
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| | Burning fossil fuels to produce plastics
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| the landfill where they will stay for
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| | adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
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| 5000 years or more.
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| | contributing to global warming.
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| Live Christmas wreaths have many
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| | Consumers concerned about the environment
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| environmental benefits. They're
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| | should choose a live Christmas wreath
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| recyclable if you take the wires and
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| | over an artificial wreath as it is
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| rings off. Many communities have
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| | recyclable, renewable and less of a
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| recycling programs in place during the
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| | contributor to global warming.
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