As I told a friend of mine today, I leave my trees up until January 6 -- Epiphany -- not because I celebrate the feast or as an homage to my dear Orthodox friends, but because I just hate to see my own home decorations get packed up for another year. (Or I am just lazy about taking them down.)
Here in Madison County, Illinois, you'll find plenty of ways to dispose of your real trees any time you like by using the county-wide recycling program available now through January 18.
For details, you can call the recycling hotline at 618-296-6647 or visit the Madison County Recycles web site.
If you love old-school aluminum trees like I do, just put them back in the box for next year.
But if you had a real tree, like a normal person, take it to one of these free drop-off locations where it will be chipped and turned into mulch. The resulting mulch will be used in county parks or residents can pick it up for home use free of charge later this year.
- Alhambra: 421 Elm St.
- Chouteau Township: Chouteau Township Highway Garage,.906 Thorngate Drive in Granite City.
- Collinsville: Public Works Garage at 850 S. Morrison; Collinsville Sports Complex at 198 Complex Dr.; the Woodland Park maintenance garage, 302 Pine Lake Road.
- Edwardsville: Winston Brown Recreation Complex at 1325 Schiller Ave. and Robert Stille Township Park at 6364 Center Grove Road
- Glen Carbon: Citizens Park on Daenzer Street.
- Granite City: Granite City Parks Department on 29th St.
- Helvetia Township: Helvetia Township Highway Department at 12466 Buckeye Rd., Highland.
- Marine Township: Highway Department at 620 N. Vernon.
- Nameoki Township: Highway Department at 4250 State Highway 162 in Granite City.
- Pin Oak Township: the Pin Oak Township Highway Department at 3702 Tosovsky Lane near I-55 and IL 143 in Edwardsville.
- Saline Township: Saline Township Highway Shed at 3642 George in Highland.
- South Roxana: South Roxana Public Works Department on Sinclair Avenue.
- St. Jacob: 1566 Old State Route 4.
- Troy: Tri-Township Park at 409 Collinsville Road.
- Venice Township: Eagle Park at 208 Watson in Madison.
- Wood River: City Garage near the water tower at Illinois 143 and 14th Street.
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