FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARBONDALE -
The City of Carbondale Forestry Division is conducting its annual Curbside Christmas Tree Recycling Program from now through January 30, 2026. Residents who wish to participate in this program should place their tree at the curb and call the Maintenance and Environmental Services Office at 618-457-3275 to schedule a pickup. 

Residents wishing to dispose of their own Christmas Trees can drop them off at one of the following neighborhood drop-off sites: 

• Public Works Complex on N. Michaels Street (drop-off at the main gate) 

• Parrish Park parking lot on W. Sunset Drive (at the east end of the parking lot) 

• Attucks Park parking lot on N. Wall Street (the south parking lot) 

Please discard pine rope, wreaths, garlands, and flocked trees with regular refuse. For more information on our refuse, recycling, landscape, and special programs visit: https://www.explorecarbondale.com/171/Refuse-Recycling-Landscape-Special-Progr 

Questions about this program should be directed to the Maintenance and Environmental Services Office at 618-457-3275 or the City’s Forestry Department at 618-549-5302 ext. 133.  

For media requests contact Public Relations Officer, Eva Fisher, at efisher@carbondaleil.gov or at 618-713-0711.  

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