WHAT’S THE POINT OF CONSERVING WATER?

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WHATS THE POINT
OF CONSERVING WATER?
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The best time to trim trees is typically in the
winter, when cold weather tells your trees it is
time to go dormant. Certain woody shrubs, such as
rhododendrons and azaleas, need to be pruned
after they have flowered in the spring. There is
no right or wrong time of year to recycle tree
trimmings. The best way to recycle this type of
yard waste is to compost it. Composting is a
process of breaking down organic matter and
turning into a nutrient-rich soil additive. It is
recycling at its very best.
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If you have tree trimmings you need to recycle,
you have a couple of different options. Many
communities now offer curbside yard waste or
green waste recycling. If yours is one of them,
you can recycle your tree trimmings through that
program (although it is important to note that
you may need to cut those tree trimmings down
more on that later). Larger communities may have
private businesses that accept tree trimmings for
composting and recycling. Or, if you have a yard
and garden, you might consider recycling your
tree trimmings yourself.
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Is it important to recycle tree trimmings?

• Compost is beneficial for a number of reasons.
  Besides giving plants vital nutrients they need
  to grow, it provides them with beneficial
  bacteria that can fight off harmful invaders. It
  also helps conserve water by lowering evaporation
  and allowing soil to hold more moisture.
• When yard waste is composted, oxygen-loving
  bacteria cooperate with fungi, insects, worms and
  a host of other small organisms to break down
  organic matter.

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When yard waste is landfilled, it gets covered
with other trash and must break down in an
anaerobic environment (one without oxygen).
Anaerobic bacteria give off methane, an extremely
harmful greenhouse gas. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reports that methane is
20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than
carbon dioxide. The only other greenhouse gas the
United States produces in higher quantities is
carbon dioxide. Furthermore, only the energy and
agriculture industries create more methane than
the countrys landfills.
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• Landfilling tree trimmings has another negative
  effect. Tree trimmings and other types of yard
  waste take up an enormous amount of space in
  landfills. The EPA estimates that 13.5 percent of
  all municipal solid waste is yard trimmings.
  Keeping yard waste out of landfills means they
  will last longer and we can build fewer of them.

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How to recycle tree trimmings

• Many communities now offer regular curbside
  recycling services for tree trimmings and other
  types of yard waste. Salt Lake City, Sacramento
  and Waco all have hauling companies that provide
  residents with green waste recycling bins.

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