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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If there's a holiday tradition as common as putting up a Christmas tree, it's taking it down. And for some families, hauling the tree out of the house takes place nearly as soon as the last cup of egg ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — LAFAYETTE, La. — Thousands of pounds of tree trimmings, yard waste, and a small percentage of Christmas trees are being recycled into compost at the Lafayette Consolidated ...

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, ...

Second Chance Composting invites the community to compost their Christmas trees. Trees can be dropped off at 19 Leonard St., Adams, for $9.99 per tree, or picked up for a fee of $19.99 per tree.

Lafayette residents concerned about the excessive heat and lack of rainfall putting stress on their trees can pick up free compost at the Dean Domingues Compost Facility to help trees retain moisture.

In Hamden, tree branches turn into mulch with the help of a tub grinder. Could New Haven do the same? Credit: Nora Grace-Flood File Photo Leaves and branches that fall from New Haven trees might ...

When it's time to prep your yard's soil for planting a tree, grabbing some compost may seem like an obvious step. Compost has tons of benefits for plants, from improving soil structure to boosting ...