Recycled Christmas trees are building up the coast near New Orleans. Here's how to join in.
The initiative began in the 1980s amid a national movement to recycle Christmas trees. Local government leaders, as well as LSU scientists and environmental groups such as the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), sought to repurpose old firs that would have otherwise gone to landfills.
Christmas tree recycling aims to restore Louisiana wetlands
NEW ORLEANS — Now that Christmas is over, your Christmas tree could be used to help Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts. Christmas tree recycling will happen in both Jefferson and Orleans parishes. The trees will be collected and used to shore up Louisiana’s coastline and rebuild important wetlands.
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