If you have a real Christmas tree this year, be sure to mark your calendar for tree collection times. Collection will happen on one day in Champaign, and over the course of a week in Urbana.
For Champaign residents:
- City residents must place their tree within four feet of the curb by 6 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022, for collection.
- Collected trees are chipped and made into garden mulch.
- Trees with stands, decorations, tinsel, lights, artificial snow/frost, plastic bags, or any other materials that make the trees non-recyclable will not be collected.
- Residents may take trees to the Landscape Recycling Center at 1210 E. University Avenue in Urbana for free disposal during the months of January and February.
For Urbana residents:
January 10 – 14, 2022
Please follow these guidelines:
- Trees must be at the street curb by 6:00 a.m. on your U-Cycle collection day
- Trees with tinsel, flocking, lights or ornaments are not accepted
- Trees with stands are not accepted
- Trees in bags are not accepted
- Trees must be visible (not under snow) at the City right-of-way or street curb
Top photo from City of Champaign Facebook page.