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Top tips for a greener Christmas 🎄Up to 8 million Christmas trees are bought every December in the UK alone. That's a lot of intensive production, and a lot of waste. It's true that fake plastic trees last for years and nowadays they can look very realistic. 🎄Tree rental More and more places, such as garden centres and plant nurseries, now offer a Christmas-tree hire service over the festive season. They'll often even deliver and collect the tree to save you the hassle. And the tree can carry on growing after it's returned. Just make sure it's grown sustainably by looking for either the FSC or Soil Association logo. 🎄 Use (or grow) your own Using or buying a tree with roots lets you grow it outside and use it again next year, reducing its environmental impact and costing you less. They will need some looking after, and you'll need a big pot. 🎄Artificial trees If you've got a fake tree already, keep using it – make it last as long as possible. But look into more environmentally-sound options when it eventually comes to replacing it. 🎄Real trees If you want to be reassured that your tree has been grown sustainably, not in a way that's environmentally damaging, look for the FSC-certification logo. Just like the rented tree, if you want one that's certified as organic and pesticide-free, get one that's approved by the Soil Association. 🎄Recycling real trees Far more Christmas trees get recycled now than even 10 years ago. Most councils have allocated locations where people can leave their tree after Christmas. Or you can usually take them to your nearest municipal tip/recycling centre. #savetheplanet #ecofreindleytrees #recycling #rentatree #FSCcertified #gogreen #toomuchwaste #totalmaintenance