You know the holidays are over when thoughts turn to getting rid of the Christmas tree.  Thought we would remind you that yard-waste subscribers in Seattle can recycle their trees curbside between now and January 11.  Hopefully both garbage and recycle service will be back to normal next week.

You need to cut the tree into 6-foot-long or shorter sections, with branches trimmed to less than 4 feet. You should bind the tree with sisal string or twine.

You can also recycle up to three trees at city recycling and disposal stations.