As the holiday season comes to an end, Chicago residents will soon be looking for a place to dispose of their Christmas trees, and the city will have recycling centers available to help for that purpose.
The city announced that 24 parks will accept trees for disposal beginning on Jan. 6. The program will run through Jan. 20, the city says, and Chicago residents will be able to dispose of their trees at any of those parks free of charge.
All ornaments, lights, and other decorations must be removed from trees in order to recycle them, according to the city.
Six of those parks will also be offering free mulch to residents on a first come, first serve basis.
Here is the full list of participating parks:
* = Mulch site
Bessemer Park
Local
8930 South Muskegon Avenue
Clark Park
3400 North Rockwell Street
Forestry Site*
900 East 103rd Street
Garfield Park
100 North Central Park Avenue
Grant Park
900 South Columbus Drive
Humboldt Park Boathouse
1369 North Sacramento Avenue
Jackson Park
6300 South Cornell Avenue
Kelvyn Park
4438 West Wrightwood Avenue
Kennedy Park
2427 West 113th Street
Lake Meadows Park
3117 South Rhodes Avenue
Lincoln Park*
Cannon Drive at Fullerton Avenue
Margate Park*
4921 North Marine Drive
Marquette Park
6700 South Kedzie Avenue
McKinley Park
2210 West Pershing Road
Mount Greenwood Park*
3721 West 111th Street
North Park Village*
5801 North Pulaski Road
Norwood Park
5801 North Natoma Avenue
Portage Park
4100 North Long Avenue
Riis Park
6201 West Wrightwood Avenue
Rowan Park
11546 South Avenue L
Sheridan Park
910 South Aberdeen Street
Warren Park*
6601 North Western Avenue
Wentworth Park
5701 South Narragansett Avenue
West Chatham Park
8223 South Princeton
The city says that nearly 20,000 trees have been recycled since the program was instituted, keeping more than 650,000 pounds of waste out of city landfills.
