Seattle residents may drop off their Christmas trees and greens for free at Seattle Public Utilities' North and South Recycling and Disposal stations between Dec. 26 and Jan. 14.

The South Recycling and Disposal Station is located at 2nd Avenue South and South Kenyon Street. The North Recycling and Disposal Station is located at North 34th Street and Carr Place North. The stations are open daily from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Both of the city's recycling and disposal stations are normally open every day.

The tree sections must be cut eight feet or less in length and the trunk must be four inches or smaller in diameter. The limit is three per vehicle. Only trees without flocking or decoration may be disposed of free of charge.

Seattle residents who subscribe to curbside yard and food waste collection may also put their trees and greens out on their regular collection day. Trees should be cut into sections, six feet long or shorter, with branches trimmed to less than four feet to fit into the collection trucks. Sections should be bundled with string or twine.

If the tree is flocked and/or has tinsel or ornaments, it will be collected as extra garbage. Customers will need to cut the tree into three-foot pieces. Each unit of extra garbage costs $5.60.