How to get rid of your Christmas tree

Drop off: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Arlington Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington.

Pick up: Leave in front of your house Sunday. Send donations to Boy Scout Troop 29 27626 41st Ave. NE, Arlington 98223.

Edmonds and Lynnwood

Drop off: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, QFC, 7500 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, and Albertsons, 9803 Edmonds Way, Edmonds.

Drop off: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 8, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 21405 82nd Place W., Edmonds. Troop 300.

Drop off: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 8, parking lot of Serene Lake Elementary School, 4709 Picnic Point Road, Boy Scout Troop 189. Donations appreciated.

Pick up: Place trees at curb by 8 a.m. Jan. 8 in neighborhoods south of 224th Street SW from Lake Ballinger to Woodway, and the south end of downtown Edmonds along Edmonds Way, Troop 367. Attach door hanger to tree with a rubber band. Donation checks may be made out to Troop 367, and an adult representative will collect it at your door.

Pick up: Place tree at curb by 8 a.m. Jan. 8 and. 9, within city limits. Checks can be made out to Troop 304 and placed in an envelope left at the door. Mail the check or fasten to the tree. No flocked trees, tinsel, tree stands or nails.

Drop off: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 8 and 9, one block north of 196th Street SW on 56th Ave. W, just west of Wilcox Park.

Everett

Drop off: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 8 and 9, Silver Lake Park in south Everett, Troop 20. Donations accepted.

Granite Falls

Pick up: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 8, in city limits. No tinsel, no flocking. Attach donation to the tree in an envelope.

Drop off: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 8, Granite Falls Community Center, 101 E. Pioneer St., Troop 28.

Lake Stevens area

Drop off: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 8, Mount Pilchuck Elementary School, 12806 20th St. NE, or Lake Stevens Middle School, 1031 91st Ave. SE. Curbside pickup if you received a notice on your door. Troops 41, 183, 187, and 222.

Marysville area

Drop off: Bring trees to Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, to be made into park department mulch. Donations appreciated. Troops 80, 81, 82, 84, 419.

Snohomish

Pick up: Place tree at curb by 9 a.m. Jan 8 in neighborhoods around Seattle Hill Elementary School, 12711 51st Ave. SE, Troop 137 and Cub Scout Pack 3. A donation of $5 per tree suggested.

Pick up: Place tree at curb by 9 a.m. Jan. 8 in Highlands East, Willow Creek and MonteVista, Troop 9. Suggested donation is $8. Questions or special arrangements, 360-668-2419.

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