(WAND) - Are you looking for somewhere to dispose of your live Christmas tree? WAND News has compiled a list of locations across central Illinois accepting trees. 

CHAMPAIGN: 

Champaign's Holiday Tree 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 13, 2025, for collection. 

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. Collected trees are chipped and made into garden mulch.

Holiday trees will not be collected by zone.  Residents may take trees to the Landscape Recycling Center at 1210 E. University Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, during the months of January and February for free disposal.

CHARLESTON:

The Charleston Illinois Police Department will host a curbside collection of live trees on January 8 and 9. They said all of the trees would need to be placed at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8.

The trees will be turned into mulch by the city's landscape waste facility, located off West Madison Avenue. Residents can also dispose of their trees there if they choose to.

DANVILLE: 

Christmas trees and other holiday greenery will be collected from December 30th through January 3rd and January 6th through January 9th. Any remaining yard waste may be placed out during those two weeks. 

In addition to Christmas tree collections, a Special Holiday Collection will take place from December 30th through January 3rd. During this week, residents may place additional Holiday waste beside the city-issued Toter. All additional waste must be inside plastic bags. Any boxes should be compacted and bundled.

DECATUR: 

The city does not have a pickup program for live Christmas trees. However, people can break down their trees and put them in yard waste collection bags. The city has several dates in January for yard waste pickup. To find a link for your pickup date based on where you live in the city, click here. 

EFFINGHAM:

The City of Effingham will pick up live trees, wreaths, and garlands the week of Jan 6-10 curbside. 

JACKSONVILLE: 

The City of Jacksonville will pick up live trees curbside between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10. Trees must be on the curb by 8 a.m. 

MATTOON: 

The City will be picking up live Christmas trees curbside. Residents should have trees on their curbs by 7 a.m. Jan. 3. Crews will pick up trees between Jan. 3 and Jan. 4. Live trees can also be dropped off at yard waste at any time. 

SHELBYVILLE/SULLIVAN: 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance and Illinois Department of Natural Resources will take old Christmas trees and put them into Lake Shelbyville to help enhance the fisheries for years to come. 

Donated Christmas trees are bundled together in small groups and submerged in the lake at different locations. These structures provide fish with breeding areas and escape cover.

Trees will be collected in Shelbyville and Sullivan. The designated collection site in Sullivan is at Sullivan 66 Gas Station south of Sullivan on Route 32.

Trees can be dropped off inside the snow fence area on the north side of the building. Do not leave trees in the parking lot.

In Shelbyville, the designated collection site is at the Johnstowne Mall on the west side of Shelbyville. Leave trees inside snow fence area on the grass at the northwest corner of the parking area. Do not leave trees in the parking lot.

Trees will be collected at both sites through March 1, 2025.

SPRINGFIELD: 

In January, Christmas trees and branches will be collected during the same week. After January, the next collection will occur in April. Residents are reminded to have branches curbside during their scheduled week for collection.

2025 Branch Pickup Schedule by Quadrant:

  • Northwest Quadrant (North of South Grand Avenue and Old Jacksonville Road, and West of Walnut Street/J David Jones Parkway): January 6 April 7 July 7 October 6
  • Southwest Quadrant (South of South Grand Avenue and Old Jacksonville Road, West of Walnut Street): January 13 April 14 July 14 October 13
  • Southeast Quadrant (South of South Grand Avenue, and East of Walnut Street, including properties around Lake Springfield): January 20 April 21 July 21 October 20
  • Northeast Quadrant (North of South Grand Avenue, and East of Walnut Street/J David Jones Parkway): January 27 April 28 July 28 October 27

Residents can also drop off branches year-round at Evans Recycling, located at 2100 J David Jones Parkway. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license, is required.

For more information, contact Evans Recycling at (217) 370-3780. For more details about the Branch Pickup Program, click here.

URBANA: 

The City of Urbana will provide Christmas tree collection to all residents during the week of Jan. 6-10. Residents must follow these requirements: Place tree along curb (on the parkway) the night before your regular U-CYCLE collection day; remove all decorations, stands, and all metal from tree before collection; no tinsel or flocked trees; remove any plastic tree bags.

LANDSCAPE RECYCLING CENTER, URBANA: 

Trees may be taken to the Landscape Recycling Center at 1210 E. University Ave., Urbana, for free recycling during January and February. There is no residency requirement; open to all.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: 

Trees can be brought to a drop-off site at one of the following forest preserves, open daily from 7 a.m. to sunset:

• Lake of the Woods, Mahomet – drop trees off at the west maintenance entrance off Rte. 47

• Homer Lake Forest Preserve – drop trees off near the Maple Sugar Grove

• Middle Fork River Forest Preserve – drop trees off at maintenance building

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