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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Real trees, real wreaths, real garland. Easy clean-up to compost pile. Minimal storage needs.[/quote]

OP here - Would you mind sharing where you get your wreaths and garlands that you can easily compost? Everywhere I’ve tried, everything is completely ensnared in miles and miles of sharp, stiff, tangled wire that’s impossible to separate out. I would love to be able to compost but short of making everything myself, I don’t see how it’s possible. Thanks so much![/quote]

DP but what I do is have a sharp pair of secateurs and what you want to do is focus on cutting stuff off/out of the wire rather than changing the wire at all. There will still be a lot of plant material in the wire when you’re done but that’s okay, just throw it away. This is for garland, wreaths I just throw away.

In the grand scheme of things the plants have already been cut and it doesn’t really matter if they compost in a compost pile or in the landfill. I mostly do it to keep the trash volume manageable. [/quote]

Jut FYI, plant material does not compost in a landfill because it gets buried and thus decomposes using anaerobic processes. Biodegradation occurs in the absence of oxygen (anaerobically) and produces landfill gas -- mostly methane and some carbon dioxide.[/quote]

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