Christmas tree disposal alternatives for the City of Rockford

Staff Report

The City of Rockford announces that Christmas trees will be picked up on scheduled residential garbage days for the first two full weeks of January 2012. From Jan. 3 through 12, trees may be placed alongside regular trash and will be picked up by Rock River Disposal, garbage contractor for the City of Rockford.

There is also a separate effort conducted by Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful that recycles Christmas trees at 13 drop-off locations throughout Winnebago County from Jan. 1-15. For more information, contact KNIB on the web at www.knib.org or call (815) 637-1343.

From the Jan. 4-10, 2012, issue