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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The holidays are officially over, which, we know, is a truly “bah humbug!” sentiment. The grandparents have returned home, you’re back at work, the kids are masked and headed to school again, and it’s ...

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, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Now that Christmas is officially over, you might be wondering how to properly dispose your holiday tree -- whether it is real or artificial. With the expansion of NYC's curbside ...

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.