Waste Management will collect Christmas trees free of charge between Jan. 2-17. Trees must be no more than six feet in length; larger trees should be cut in half to meet the length requirement. Also, trees must be un-flocked and undecorated.

For single family residents, place the tree at the curb before 7 a.m. on the regular service day.

For apartment and condo residents, place the tree next to your property’s garbage dumpster.

Apartment and condo complexes located west of I-405 and north of Forbes Creek Drive or east of I-405 and north of 116th Street will be receive tree collection on Mondays and Thursdays. Apartment and condo complexes located west of I-405 and south of Forbes Creek Drive or east of I-405 and south of 116th Street will receive tree collection on Tuesdays and Fridays.

For more information or to check pick-up days, contact Waste Management at 1-800-592-9995 or the Kirkland Recycling Hotline at 425-587-3812.

Scout Troop pickup

Kirkland residents may also wish to consider Boy Scout Troop 570’s Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Event to be held on Jan. 4-5. Each day between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents may place their trees at the curb for pick-up or drop off their trees at McAuliffe Park at 10824 NE 116th Street. Trees will be mulched for use by the Kirkland Parks Department.

For more information on curbside pick-up areas and a suggested donation go here.