The Berlin Zoo has a tradition of letting its animals play with and feast on leftover Christmas trees
“It’s a toy for the animals rather than food, a new stimulus, entertainment,” said zoo director Miroslav Bobek. “Many animals that are not strictly herbivores get them as a toy.”
In the United States, some 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees are sold every year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. But amid growing climate consciousness, more people are putting their trees to alternative use after each holiday season.A 6½-foot tall Christmas tree that ends up discarded has a carbon footprint of about 35 pounds, according to British environmental consultancy Carbon Trust.
Elephants and other animals at a zoo and animal park in Berlin were treated to a belated Christmas feast of unsold Christmas trees on Dec. 29. The Carl E. Dahl House, an animal therapy and rescue facility near Worcester, Mass., recently urged people to let its goats recycle Christmas trees for them. Americans generate 25 percent more waste between Thanksgiving and Jan. 1 than during other times of the year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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