Now that the holiday has come and gone, Christmas tree recycling has begun in the Richmond area.

The Richmond Department of Public Works has announced it will pick up trees left curbside or by Supercans through Friday, Jan. 10.

Residents also can drop off trees every day except Sunday at the East Richmond Road Convenience Center, 3800 E. Richmond Road, DPW announced. The Hopkins Road Convenience Center is closed to personal vehicles during its renovation.

Also, Richmonders can take their Christmas trees to the 11th Annual “Bring One for the Chipper” recycling event to be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the recycling center at 1710 Robin Hood Road across from The Diamond baseball stadium.

The free city event also will include collection of used electronics along with household hazardous waste, such as paint and pesticide, and offer document shredding, the department noted.

Henrico County residents can drop off their Christmas trees through Wednesday, Jan. 8, at several sites, it has been announced.

The sites include the lower parking lot at the Henrico Government Center, 4301 Parham Road; the front parking lot of the Eastern Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road; the Spring- field Road Public Use Area, 10600 Fords Country Lane; and the Charles City Road Public Use Area, 2705 Charles City Road.

In Chesterfield County, residents can bring their Christmas trees on designated days to either the Northern Area Convenience Center, 3200 Warbro Road, or the Southern Area Convenience Center, 6700 Landfill Drive.

The Northern Center will accept trees on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, while the Southern Center will accept trees on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the county. Both sites will accept trees through Friday, Jan. 31, the county stated.