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SYCAMORE – As the holiday season draws to an end, various municipalities in DeKalb County are offering Christmas tree removal as a part of refuge services.
Sycamore Public Works director Matt Anderson said Waste Management, contracted for refuse services in Sycamore, will collect Christmas trees through the end of January.
The DeKalb’s refuge service provider, Lakeshore Recycling Systems of Morton Grove will haul away real Christmas trees from DeKalb homes during their regularly scheduled refuse service collection times over the first two weeks of January, according to a city news release.
Flood Brothers Disposal, of Carol Stream, responsible for refuse services in of Genoa and is giving city residents through the end of January to put out their tree for pickup.
Residents north of Route 72 in Genoa will be receive trash pick up services on Mondays and those living south of Route 72 will receive the service on Tuesdays, according to Flood Brothers Disposal.
DeKalb County residents should be aware their Christmas trees cannot be tossed on the curb with tattered decorations, however. A tree will not be included in the special collection services in DeKalb, Sycamore or Genoa if the tree is wrapped in a plastic bag or flocked, or has shiners, tinsel, light bulbs, glitter, wire or plastic on it, according to the release.
Lightbulbs also need to be completely removed from live and artificial trees in order to be fit for removal.