CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The City of Champaign’s Holiday Tree Collection Program collection date has been set as Monday, January 12, 2026.
The program is available to all residential properties within the City’s corporate limits. Details for the program are as follows:
- City residents must place their tree within four feet of the curb by 6 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026, for collection.
- Collected trees are chipped and made into garden mulch.
- Trees with stands, decorations, tinsel, lights, artificial snow/frost, plastic bags, garland, or any other materials that make the trees non-recyclable will not be collected.
- Residents may take undecorated, unflocked trees to the Landscape Recycling Center at 1210 E. University Avenue in Urbana for free disposal during the month of January.
Holiday trees will not be collected by zone. All trees must be placed on the curb for pickup by 6 a.m. on January 12, 2026. Pickup is weather dependent, but trees will be picked up as quickly as possible.
The city thanks residents who participate in yard waste collection programs. To receive information about future events, please sign up at the city’s website, champaignil.gov/email-subscription-lists.