Eau Claire County’s pilot program offering free disposal of yard waste has been popular – we mean really popular. Too popular, in fact. The program, which began in the spring, will end on Tuesday, July 29. That means if you’re reading this magazine hot off the press, you’ve only got two more chances to get your grass clippings, leaves, and other yard waste over to the disposal site on the west side of Jeffers Road. (Collection times are 7-10:30am Tuesdays and 1-5pm Saturdays.) According to the Eau Claire County Recycling Program, the county can no longer afford to keep accepting such refuse. County recycling  coordinator Amanda Haffele told the Leader-Telegram in June that the amount of yard waste that residents brought in far exceeded estimates, meaning in the end it will cost two to three times the $2,000 budgeted to haul it away. She added that the program will be re-evaluated for next year, and that the county may seek additional funding from grants or the city. It’s important to note that the July 29 cut-off only applies to yard waste: The Jeffers Road site and its counterpart on Highway Q in the town of Seymour will continue to accept brush – meaning big stuff like branches and stumps – through Nov. 8. To learn more about other yard waste disposal options, go to tinyurl.com/lkzmgrw.