Spruce natural or synthetic? With Christmas approaching, this is the dilemma that afflicts many Italians, especially those who want to have a particular focus on the environment.
For many years it was thought that buying a natural pine, to beautify your living room at Christmas time, it was a cruel act against the environment, as synonymous with deforestation.
In recent years the trend has changed:''It is actual injury resulting from misinformation''claims to IGN Adnkronos Group's online magazine, Stefano Masini, responsible for environment Coldiretti. The fir trees are grown''and 'raised' in nurseries specializing in hilly areas that would otherwise be abandoned and therefore not cultivated: fill these areas with pine trees for Christmas is to trade, among other things, a contribution to the defense of the territory .''
Not all trees purchased at Christmas then come from these nurseries: a small part (about 10%) is recovered from residues of the pruning that the forest makes every year to prune plants that prevent the uniform development of Italian forests.
''We Coldiretti - Masini continues - this year we wanted to focus mainly on the climate issue: a natural tree is a 'product' zero emissions, unlike the synthetic, which is made of plastics such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride). This means that it is obtained from oil and therefore, under construction, has resulted in harmful emissions to the atmosphere.''
the same opinion is also Antonio Nicoletti, responsible for protected areas for Labambiente, which adds to Ign:''It is true that natural trees are grown with pollutants such as fertilizers and pesticides. This type of plants does not need a particular use of similar substances. In addition, trees from these nurseries have FSC certification issued by an international body, which guarantees the use of particular standards of forest tree breeding, standards that exclude the use of fertilizers and pesticides.''
The biggest drawback of natural pine is still their disposal: the Past festivals, there are few who survive inside the homes and families if they have to undo it somehow. Most unfortunately,''ends up in landfills, at best, are re-used as biomass''admits Nicoletti. ''This is a problem of culture: it should involve citizens in a larger project and this should do the municipalities, encouraging reforestation, creating 'woods Christmas' in which to plant all the trees used during the holidays .'' Masini echoes:''The Kyoto Protocol is not just about Bush or Blair, they need to learn that we must not think only of ways to produce new energy, but also to better manage the resources we already have.''
0 comments:
Post a Comment