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 commit to lowering the carbon footprint of every Balsam Hill® reusable tree over its lifetime and exploring the possibility of artificial tree recycling infrastructure.
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Pounds of plastic Saved from Landfill
NextGen Materials
Learn MoreRecycled 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, starting with sparse True Needle® trees.
Learn MoreRecycled Metal
In an effort to decrease our carbon footprint and reduce waste, we’re exploring the use of recycled steel and recycled aluminum in future trees, without compromising Balsam Hill’s high standards of quality.
We’re exploring a transition to 50% recycled steel and researching ways to reduce emissions in production beyond using scrap metal.
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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.
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Carbon Intensity
We worked with WAP Sustainability Consulting to calculate the carbon footprint of our own trees. Compared to a mass-market artificial tree, the carbon intensity (kg CO2e/kg) of a reusable Balsam Hill tree is lower, so we can make realistic trees with less carbon.
Emissions Reduction
We’re exploring a Science-Based Target for emissions, establishing a clear roadmap to emissions reduction, and we’re verifying a decarbonization calculator for our trees. Our trees are assembled at a factory partially powered by solar.
Industry Standards
We prioritize raw materials suppliers who are certified to the Global Recycled Standard for polyethylene or steel, and we ask for C-14 testing to confirm renewable content percentages in our bio-based polyethylene.