Is it time to turn your holiday tradition into wood chips? The city of Chicago offers locations throughout the city every year to recycle your tree rather than sticking it on the curb or in the alley for garbage pick-up.
The city would like you to know that they are only accepting trees at these locations and not additional recyclables. Also, there will be some wood mulch available at the sites on a limited basis. If you have additional questions, you can call the Department of Environment at (312) 744-7606.
Dates: TBD. The Department of the Environment did not publish times with their announcement. I checked with them, and they said these are open around the clock. "You basically throw your tree on a big pile," they advised.
Chicago Christmas Tree Recycling Sites
Bessemer Park
8930 S. Muskegon Ave.
Clark Park
3400 N. Rockwell
Forestry Site
900 E. 103rd St.
Garfield Park
100 N. Central Park Ave.
Grant Park
900 S. Columbus
Humboldt Park Boathouse
1369 N. Sacramento
Jackson Park
6300 S. Cornell
Kennedy Park
11320 S. Western
Kelvyn Park
4438 W. Wrightwood
Lake Meadows Park
3117 S. Rhodes
Lincoln Park
Cannon Dr. at Fullerton Ave.(Parking lot east of Cannon Dr.)
Margate Park
4921 N. Marine Dr.
Marquette Park
6700 S. Kedzie
McKinley Park
2210 W. Pershing Rd.
Mt. Greenwood Park
3721 W. 111th St.
North Park Village
5801 N. Pulaski Rd.
Norwood Park
5801 N. Natoma
Portage Park
4100 N. Long
Riis Park
6100 W. Fullerton
Rowan Park
11546 S. Avenue L
Sheridan Park
910 S. Aberdeen St.
Warren Park
6601 N. Western Ave.
Wentworth Park
5625 S. Mobile