If you’re putting up a real tree this year, and live in Champaign or Urbana, mark these dates on your calendar so you make sure that you dispose of it in the most environmentally friendly way after the holidays. Here are the details for Champaign:
The City of Champaign’s Holiday Tree Collection Program collection date has been set as Monday, January 7, 2019. This free collection program is available to all residential properties within the City’s corporate limits.
City residents must place their tree within four feet of the curb by 6 a.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019, 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.
Please note that Holiday trees will not be collected by zone. ALL trees must be placed on the curb for pickup by 6 a.m. on January 7.
And for Urbana:
The City of Urbana will provide Christmas tree collection to all residents for 1 week this holiday season:
January 7 – 11, 2019
Residents must follow these requirements:
- Place the tree along the curb (on the parkway) by 6:00 a.m. on your regular U-CYCLE collection day.
- Remove all decorations, stands, and all metal from tree before collection.
- Remember: No Tinsel or Flocked Trees. No Plastic Tree Bags.
Trees may be taken to the Landscape Recycling Center (344-5323) at 1210 E. University Avenue, Urbana for a small disposal fee. The site is open for recycling of yard waste year-round.