The answer to this question can be found in the field of raw material processor Den Ouden on the A6. Although there is still a lonely Christmas tree along the road here and there in ‘t Gooi, the GAD has been busy picking up the trees since mid -January. These end up on the huge pile of the old.
Lucas ter Beek is one of the Loader machinists who ensures that each part of the Christmas tree is reused: from the needles to the stump.
The scent of resin and sparring hangs on the site, so Lucas and his colleagues are still in the Christmas spirit in February. But if everything goes well, it will come to an end at the end of this week, then all Christmas trees are processed.