Suffice it to say, Johnson’s lights were a hit, and the Edison General Electric Company was the first to mass-produce Christmas tree lights in 1901. They were offered in sets of nine carbon filament strings and targeted at businesses who wanted to draw attention to their storefront windows (Fig. 2).

Scott Eccleston left a grooved trail in the sand as he dragged his old Christmas tree to a pile on Old Orchard Beach on Tuesday. Strips of tinsel still hung from its branches. In a matter of hours, the tree — like dozens that filled the beach — would be transformed into a pile of ash left from the town's New Year's bonfire.

Artificial and natural trees can be placed into trash or yard-waste bins, but they must be undecorated, unflocked and must fit inside the closed bin.

Howard County residents can recycle live Christmas trees through the county’s Merry Mulch program, in which the once-festive plants will be turned into compost and mulch at the Alpha Ridge Landfill composting facility in Marriottsville rather than being sent to the landfill.

Anyone looking to properly dispose of their Christmas tree or string lights in Westmoreland County has several options. Westmoreland County Cleanways and Recycling will accept Christmas trees at 14 drop-off sites.

As the holidays come to an end, the city encourages residents to recycle their Christmas trees. Here's the locations to recycle them in Rochester.