Make Safety The No. 1 New Year’s Resolution--It’s Time to Take Down Your Christmas Tree
(PRWEB) December 27, 2010... The American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA) is urging those who put their real Christmas tree up right after Thanksgiving to take it down the week after Christmas. “Real Christmas trees that have been up for four weeks must be disposed of immediately to avoid fire danger,” said Jami Warner, Executive Director of ACTA.
“After January 1st, even a tree that has been watered and tended to every day will become dried out and present a real fire hazard,” Warner said. “A dry Christmas tree can explosively ignite and burn like an indoor forest fire,” she warned.
The widely respected consumer product safety testing organization Underwriters Laboratories (UL) also reminds consumers to dispose of their real Christmas trees after four weeks.
“While none of us like to see the holiday festivities come to an end, it’s far more important to protect your family and your home by taking down your dry tree,” Warner added.
More information on Christmas tree safety can be found at www.christmastreeassociation.org.
About ACTA: The American Christmas Tree Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide consumers with factual data so they may make intelligent decisions about Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry. For more information, please contact us at www.christmastreeassociation.org.