The collection sites are closed until Christmas time, 2020. Depositing a tree at a site when the sites are closed is illegal dumping, punishable by fine and imprisonment.
Disposal Requirements
Please Remove...
- Nails
- Wires
- Ornaments
- Tree stand
- Plastic bags (please take bags home and dispose with garbage)
- Lights
- Wreathes and evergreen roping will not be accepted.
- Flocked trees are ok.
All sites will close on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Do not deliver trees after this date. Doing so is illegal dumping and punishable by a fine of up to $500, loss of drivers license for 6 months and all clean up costs. Omaha Municipal Code, Chapter 34, ARTICLE I, Section 4.
Please throw your tree up on the pile. This will leave room for others to access the site.
You may begin using the sites on December 24. The sites are open daily during daylight hours. Assistance from volunteers is available at select sites and only on the days listed.
Volunteers from the Rotary Clubs of Omaha, and the Douglas-Sarpy Master Gardeners will staff the Tranquility Park and F Street Football Field sites listed below to help you unload your tree on December 28 and 29, 2019 and again January 4 and 5, 2020, from 10AM until 4PM each day.
Collection Locations
- Tranquility Park
120th Street & West Maple Road. North lot of soccer complex. - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Northwest corner of parking lot, near intersection of Bob Gibson Drive and South 13th Street.. - Orchard Park
66th Street North of Hartman Ave. 57 blocks North of Dodge Street. - F Street Football Field
F Street East of 156th Street. Parking lot east of field. - Ta Ha Zouka Park
20801 Elkhorn Drive. Parking lot behind the Chamber of Commerce. - Kelly West Park
87th Street & Park View Boulevard. - Wehrspann Lake Wildlife Management Area
Highway 370, between I-80 and 168th Street. Wildlife Management Area south parking lot.
- Bellevue Old Sarpy County Landfill
8902 Cedar Island Road - Papillion Senior Center
1001 Limerick Road - Papio Bay Aquatic Park Parking Lot
815 East Halleck Street - Walnut Creek Connector Trail
Schram Road and Creek Side Drive (west of 96th Street) - LaVista Sports Complex
66th Street, 2 blocks South of Harrison Street - Pierson/Orval Ballfields
Woodlawn Avenue and Park Drive - Hughes Mulch Products
3211 Keystone Drive. This site open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday Only
Find A Drop Off Location Near You
Sponsors and Volunteer Organizations
BY THE NUMBERS…
2018 Collection
Tons of Trees Collected: 143
Volunteer Hours: 240
Cost To City: $19,900