Geneva sets holiday hours for refuse and Christmas tree pickup

City of Geneva offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 25-26; and Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

Geneva’s garbage and recycling collection will be delayed one day later than normal during the holiday weeks. Refuse will be picked up the:

• Week of Dec. 23 – Friday-Saturday (holiday schedule)

• Week of Dec. 30 – Friday-Saturday

• Week of Jan. 6 – Thursday-Friday

Christmas tree pickup

Geneva residents will have several opportunities to dispose of their live Christmas trees in January.

Trees will be picked up for free on residents’ garbage days during the weeks of Dec. 30 and Jan. 6 by LRS, the city’s waste hauler. No refuse stickers are necessary during this time frame.

Trees discarded after the first two weeks of January will require one Geneva waste sticker.

People must place their live trees out with their garbage no later than 7 a.m. on their scheduled day. Ornaments, hooks, nails, tinsel, garland, tree stands, and other hard materials should be removed from the trees prior to disposal. Trees placed in bags will not be accepted.

All wreaths and roping must be discarded in the trash.

For more information about Geneva’s refuse services, call the city’s public works department at 630-232-1501 or visit www.geneva.il.us/1124/Garbage-Recycling-Yard-Waste.