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The Christmas decorations have come down and the Santa costume has been put away for another year. But what to do with that tired-looking Christmas tree?

Well there is a new option for the carbon-conscious... why not eat your tree?!

A chef in Copenhagen has decided that the best way to give an old tree a new lease of life is to put it on a plate.

Rene Redzepi's gastronomic experiment has proven so popular that customers are flying round the world to eat at his ￡150-a-head (1,500 yuan) restaurant.

BBC reporter Stephen Sackur said that "the needles from your average Christmas fir can be delicious" and was impressed by Redzepi's green credentials. The chef's raw materials are sourced locally. He avoids adding to his business's carbon footprint by buying products foraged from the sea, the shore or the forest. And ingredients that have to be farmed are supplied by organic producers.

Eating your tree is one way to stop all that Christmas cheer going to landfill.

But other eco-friendly options are open to the less adventurous. Leftover food makes for some simple but wonderful suppers. This year's Christmas cards can be recycled as decorations next year. And that reindeer jumper you received as a gift from Auntie Mary might just be next year's present for Cousin Ben - some call it "re-gifting".

As the old saying goes: one man's junk is another man's treasure.

Quiz 小测验

1. What are the two expressions in the article that include the word 'carbon'?

Carbon-conscious and carbon footprint.

2. How much do customers spend when they go to Rene Redzepi's restaurant?

Each customer spends 150 pounds (1,500 yuan).

3. Is this statement true, false or not given? BBC's Stephen Sackur had a second helping of Christmas fir.

It is not given. The article says that he found the needles of the Christmas fir delicious but does not mention how much of it he had.

4. In what country does the chef mentioned in the article buy his ingredients?

In Denmark. The article mentions that his restaurant is in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.

5. Look at the article. Give some examples of items it suggests to have recycled.

Christmas tree, leftover food, Christmas cards and a gift that was not to the receiver's taste (the reindeer jumper).

Glossary 词汇表

carbon-conscious 注意环保的，有碳意识的

a new lease of life 重获新生

green credentials 环保信誉

raw materials 原材料

to source 进货

carbon footprint 碳足迹

to forage 觅食，搜寻粮草

organic producer 有机食品生产者

to go to landfill 垃圾填埋地

eco-friendly 利于环保的

leftover food 隔夜菜，剩菜剩饭

to recycle 回收

one man's junk is another man's treasure 一个人的垃圾是另一个人的宝藏