When to take your Christmas tree down, and how to dispose of it
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Have you taken down your Christmas tree yet? Chances are you haven't.
Whether you chose to decorate a natural or artificial tree this year, you're probably still admiring the sight of it in your living room, and in no immediate rush to part with the warm, magical feeling it brings. Of the approximately 94 million U.S. households that display a Christmas tree, fewer than 20% take down their Christmas tree in December, according to polls by online sources like Bob Vila and Architectural Digest.
Still, unless you live in the North Pole and work for a man named Kris Kringle, you'll probably want to take down your Christmas tree sometime before the end of January. Most Americans do, according to an Opendoor.com survey which found that 84% of respondents said they took down their Christmas decorations in January, with 51% aiming for New Year's Day or thereafter.
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