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December 18, 2020 at 5:11pm
Still haven’t decided on a real tree or a plastic tree as the holidays quickly approach us?
FIU Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Oscar Valverde-Barrantes makes the case for following the lead of so many others in 2020 and going natural.
“By purchasing a natural tree instead of an artificial tree, we are eliminating our carbon footprint,” Valverde-Barrantes said. “I believe even if you don’t recycle natural trees in the proper way, the trees still decompose and decay.”
Still on the fence? Maybe these reasons will help you go green in 2020 and other holiday seasons to come: