The City of Federal Way is offering its free curbside tree-cycling service during the week of Jan. 4-8, 2010. This service is available for all residents, regardless of whether or not they subscribe to yard waste or garbage collection.

Tree-cycling applies only to residential holiday trees. Trees must meet the following criteria:
• Trees must be set at the curb by 7 a.m. on the neighborhood collection day
• All hooks, ornaments, tinsel and stands must be removed
• Trees over six feet must be cut into four-foot sections
• No artificial, flocked or fire-proofed trees (these will be collected and charged as garbage)

Free holiday tree removal is also available for multi-family complexes in Federal Way on two Mondays, Jan. 4 and 11, 2010. Property managers must contact Waste Management, 800.592.9995, to schedule this free service.

The City of Federal Way offers this annual program to help residents easily dispose of their holiday trees and turn what could be a waste into a resource. Trees that might otherwise be buried in a landfill are turned into compost locally at Cedar Grove Composting.

Tree-cycling is funded partially through a grant from King County Solid Waste Division and in cooperation with Waste Management. For more information on Federal Way’s recycling services and options, please visit cityoffederalway.com/recycling.