âTis the season to decorate for the holidays, and time to bring home the perfect tree.
But what is the most environmentally friendly tree choice? Cutting down a live evergreen, or sparing the ax and getting an artificial âfaux fir?â
Buying an artificial tree may appear to be the most eco-friendly choice, since it can be used for multiple years and helps âsaveâ live trees from being cut.
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But artificial trees have a serious environmental drawback: theyâre made mostly from plastic, a petroleum byproduct. Manufacturing artificial trees pollutes the environment, and so does transporting them to the U.S. from overseas factories, mainly in China. Every mile the tree travels produces greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.