Christmas trees

You can recycle Christmas trees, free of charge, at all household waste recycling centres.

Real Christmas trees are shredded and composted. They should be placed in the garden waste skip.

Artificial Christmas trees can be placed in the small appliance, scrap metal or plastic reuse container, depending on what they are made of.

Find out more about Christmas tree recycling at recyclenow.com.

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If you are part of the garden waste collection service, you can chop up your Christmas tree and put it in your garden waste wheelie bin for collection in March when the service starts.

Find your local household waste recycling centre

Select your local household waste recycling centre below for more information about other items you can take to the sites, location, opening hours and any restrictions that apply.

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