Once the festivities are over, you can take your real Christmas tree to Garth Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, use it in your garden, or we can collect it.
Free kerbside collection service 2025
If you put your tree out by 6am on Monday 6 January 2025, our crews will collect it as soon as possible, and we aim to recycle as many trees as we can.
Alternatively, you can place your tree next to your rubbish bin on your collection day; however, it will not be recycled.
Service update 9 January: We are still collecting Christmas trees. If yours hasn’t been collected yet, please bear with us. There’s no need to contact us to report it.
How to prepare your tree for collection
- Remove all the decorations and take the tree out of its pot.
- Place it close to the front boundary of your property, ensuring it’s visible to collection crews but not blocking the pavement.
- If you live in a flat with shared bins, leave your tree outside the bin store without obstructing access.
How to recycle your tree
Book a visit to the Garth Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre and place it in the garden waste container.
If you subscribe to our garden waste collection service, you can also cut it up and put it in your garden waste bin.
Chop it up to create a winter shelter for animals in your garden or add it to your compost heap.
Reduce waste: buy a tree with roots
If you have a garden, why not buy a Christmas tree with roots? You can replant it in a tub or in your garden and use it again the following year.
Not only does this cause less waste, but the tree also absorbs carbon dioxide while it grows during the year.