Dr Chris Weston

Senior lecturer, Forest Science , University of Melbourne

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Going green: Are fake Christmas trees more eco-friendly than the real thing?

A real tree needs to be grown and chopped down, while a plastic one can be re-used year after year – so which one is actually greener?

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