NextGen
Materials
Advancing our trademark True Needle® technology, we’re developing materials from recycled content and plant-based polyethylene with Balsam Hill’s signature quality and realism.
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NextGen
Recycling
We lead our industry in reusability and longevity, we’re piloting programs for artificial tree recycling and refurbishment, and we're working with GBCI to adopt zero-waste practices.
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NextGen
Carbon
We’re designing reusable trees with a lower carbon footprint over their lifetime, and we aspire to match the impact of 10 real Christmas trees — no tree cutting required.
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Pounds of plastic Saved from Landfill
NextGen Materials
Recycled Plastic
Since 2025, our trees with True Needle® technology are made from 30% post-consumer, GRS-certified recycled polyethylene sourced from tear-away water bottle caps. We plan to reach 50% through further research and development.
In 2025, we transitioned to 30% GRS-certified recycled polyethylene True Needle® tips in all of our trees.
Learn MorePlant-Based Plastic
Our sugarcane-based polyethylene has C-14 certification for 95% bio-based carbon content. We'll increasingly use this plant-based plastic for select trees with True Needle® technology across our collection.
We are increasing our use of 95% plant-based polyethylene in trees using only TrueNeedle® technology.
Learn MoreRecycled Metal
In an effort to decrease our carbon footprint, we're exploring recycled metal options for future trees. As we transition to recycled steel and aluminum, we're designing into Balsam Hill's high standards of quality.
We're working toward 50% recycled steel and exploring other ways to lower our carbon footprint in production.
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NextGen Carbon
Longevity lowers the carbon footprint of an artificial tree. So, we’re designing trees to last, making them with more sustainable materials and pursuing circular recycling and refurbishment systems wherever possible.
Carbon Footprint
A 2017 ACTA lifecycle analysis of real versus mass-market artificial Christmas trees demonstrated that an artificial tree used for at least 5 years has a lower environmental impact than 5 real trees purchased and composted each year.
Science-Based Target
We’re exploring a Science-Based Target for emissions reduction, and we're working with manufacturing partners to reduce emissions by right-sizing packaging and transitioning to renewable energy. Our trees are assembled at a factory partially powered by solar.
Certified Green
We prioritize raw materials suppliers who are certified to the Global Recycled Standard for polyethylene or steel, and we use C-14 testing to confirm renewable content percentages in our bio-based polyethylene.
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