Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person adding soil backfill to a pine tree sapling - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images When it's time to prep your yard's soil for ...

Before adding a Christmas tree to the compost pile, break it up into small pieces. There are many ways to break it up, ranging from using strictly hand tools to renting a wood chipper. Manage your ...

Our comprehensive Christmas tree recycling guide is back and updated again to keep you from going over your city or county’s Christmas tree composting/recycling cliff. No county or city accepts ...

From wrapping paper to decorations, the most wonderful time of the year can quickly become the most wasteful. The 25 to 30 million Christmas trees Americans buy every year are no exception. When the ...

The tree limbs and yard waste residents leave out for the city may come back to them as compost for plants. Organic items picked up by Environmental Services are taken to the city’s compost facility, ...

LAFAYETTE, LA (KLFY) — With Christmas over, it is now time to dispose of your Christmas tree. Instead of burning your tree like many people do, there is a way to recycle it and give back to the ...

American trees are in trouble. Based on recent estimates, up to one in every six native species in the continental US is in danger of going extinct, due to mounting threats such as invasive species, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– It’s time to recycle your Christmas tree. As part of LCG’s regular garbage and recycling pick-up services, “green waste” is picked up free of charge, including real Christmas ...