Already sick of your Christmas tree? Don’t chuck it out just yet.

On Saturday, Jan. 3, six Plateau-area Boy Scout troops will collect Christmas trees from Sammamish and Issaquah Highlands households in exchange for donations.

It’s the 30th year they’ve done so and the Scout Tree Drive has become their primary fundraiser. Following the 2013 holiday season, 200 local Scouts collected an estimated 3,500 trees.

According to the National Christmas Tree Association, used real trees can have a useful second life as mulch, soil erosion barriers, animal feeders or path material for hiking trails.

The suggested donation is $15-$30. Troops ask that the donation be placed in a plastic sandwich bag attached to the tree — which itself should be placed curbside by 8 a.m. A coverage map and more information can be found at the tree drive’s dedicated website.