Have a Live Christmas Tree? Here's How to Dispose of It

'Tis the time to start thinking about saying goodbye to your Christmas tree. If you have a live one, you have two options.

The city of Joliet sent this message about curbside collection:

"The City of Joliet and Waste Management want to remind all residents who have a real Christmas tree to set it out, in one piece, at your normal pick-up location (curb or alley) on your regular trash day for pick up. The Christmas trees will be collected until Friday, January 31, 2014."

You also have the option of recycling it through the Forest Preserve District of Will County, which will chip old trees and use the mulch on trails and for landscaping. We ran this information from the district earlier in the week:

“Recycle the Holiday Spirit!, a free Christmas tree recycling program offered by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, will be Saturday, December 28 through Saturday, January 11, with four tree drop-off sites around the county. 

"Trees can be dropped off at any of the facilities between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please remove all tinsel, lights and ornaments. Only family trees will be accepted; no commercial trees will be taken. The drop-off locations are:

• Isle a la Cache Museum is located at 501 E. 135th St. (Romeo Road), 0.5 mile east of Route 53, in Romeoville.
  
• Plum Creek Nature Center is located in Goodenow Grove Forest Preserve at 27064 S. Dutton Road, 1.25 miles east of the intersection of Routes 1 and 394 on Goodenow Road, in Crete Township.
• The Sugar Creek Administration Center is located at 17540 W. Laraway Road, 0.75 mile east of Route 52, in Joliet.
• Monee Reservoir is located at 27341 Ridgeland Avenue, west of Route 50 and south of Pauling Road, 2.0 miles south of Monee.