Eco Christmas tree by Buro North

Australian graphic designers Buro North claim their plywood Christmas tree is “80% more environmentally friendly” than a traditional fir or spruce.

Available in three sizes, the flat-packed tree can be used year after year.

Here’s some info from Buro North:

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Our ‘Green’ X-Mas tree is 80% more environmentally friendly than a traditional pine X-Mas tree. Firstly, it is made with environmentally aware ingredients, they are CNC routered (a low-energy production technique) with waste material minimised by design, the flat-packed tree is emissions-efficient to transport and the most sustainable feature of the ‘Green’ tree is that you can use it for many Christmases to come…

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A copy of the life cycle assessment report can be downloaded from the website.

Posted by Rose Etherington

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