Millions of Christmas trees find a multitude of applications once their principal use is completed. Stripped of ornaments, tinsel and lights they join loose branches and cedar rope in many a recycling app.
Most municipalities have specified collection dates. Toronto, for example, alone collects some 100,000 trees each year. There are also transfer stations which accept yard waste. The collected trees are shredded and composted to find ready use in municipal parks projects. This may also be the fate of the 25 to 30 million Christmas trees sold in the U.S. every season.