What can I do with my tree after Twelfth Night?
People around the word celebrate 6th January in many different ways.
For example, in Spanish-speaking countries it’s known as Día de los Tres Reyes – Three Kings’ Day, in memory of the Wise Men who visited the infant Christ.
In the UK, some might remember it as Epiphany, marking the official end of the Christmas season. And that might explain why many consider it the date you ‘should’ take down your Christmas tree. But what do you do with it then?
The good news is your local council is ready and waiting to recycle your tree!
Do remember to take your decorations off your tree before you put your tree out for recycling. It also helps to cut your tree in half, and of course not to place trees in plastic bags, as these trees can’t be recycled
One council representative we contacted said: “All decorations need to be removed before collection or before taking them to the reuse and recycling centre (this sounds obvious but you’d be amazed how many fully decorated Christmas trees are put out for collection!)”
He concluded by reminding us “…and unfortunately we are unable to recycle man-made Christmas trees.” Another reason to buy real trees I think!
Here’s a summary of what your local council has planned, as provided by your council:
Aberdeen City
• Households with wheeled bins – collection from kerbside on your general refuse day between Fri 6th – Thu 19th Jan 2012.
• Communal bins both on and off street – collections begin Fri 6th Jan for addresses on and south of Beach Boulevard, Justice Street, Castlegate, Union Street, Albyn Place, Queens Road and Skene Road; Collections start Tue 10th Jan for all addresses north of the above.
• Households with food and garden waste bins – leave in your brown bin
• Recycling Centres – at any of the 4 Household Waste and Recycling Centres in the city. Please visit www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/wasteaware for directions and opening times
• More information – wasteaware@aberdeencity.gov.uk or 08456 08 09 19
Bexley Borough
• Brown bin – leave next to your brown bin (not inside).
• Recycling centres – bring to the recycling centres at Thames Road, Crayford DA1 5QJ and Foots Cray DA14 5HS.
• More information – here or 020 8303 7777 or customer.services@bexley.gov.uk
Bromley Borough
• Temporary sites – on Sat 7 Jan 2012: 11am-4pm & Sun 8 Jan 2012: 8am-noon at
• Beckenham, Unicorn Primary School (Creswell Drive off South Eden Park Road)
• Biggin Hill, Charles Darwin School (Jail Lane)
• Bromley, Norman Park (Hook Farm Road entrance off Bromley Common, A21)
• Green Street Green, Salt Depot (Shire Lane ’spur’, off Sevenoaks Road)
• St Paul’s Cray, Cotmandene Crescent car park (off Chipperfield Road)
• Recycling Centres – at Waldo Road and Churchfields Road reuse and recycling centres – please bring your waste disposal permit.
• More information – csc@bromley.gov.uk or 020 8313 4557 or here
City of Edinburgh
• Kerbside recycling for brown bins – place your Christmas tree at your kerbside on your January pick up day. To find out your January pick up day, enter your postcode at http://www.greenboxday.co.uk/
• Kerbside recycling for communal rubbish bins – place your tree beside your communal rubbish bin on your normal collection day from Mon 9 – Fri 20 Jan.
• Community Recycling Centres – at any Community Recycling Centre.
• More information – here or 0131 529 3030 or waste@edinburgh.gov.uk
East Lothian
• Recycling Centres & brown bins – take them to a local recycling centre or by put them out beside the brown bins for collection in January.
• Collection - You can also call 01875 824 305 to request a collection (charges will apply for households covered by the brown bin collection).
• More information – here or 01875 824 305 or wasteservices@eastlothian.gov.uk
Fife
• Brown bins – In or at the side or your brown bin on the January collection date only.
• Recycling Centre – here
• More information – here or 08451 55 00 22
Glasgow City
• Brown bins – Details are on your collection calendar for garden waste.
• Recycling Centres - at Queenslie, Polmadie, Shieldhall and Dawshom – more information here
• Collection points –
o At Alexandra Park – off Alexandra Parade, Car Park next to Golf Course;
o Kelvingrove Park, Kelvin Way, Adjacent to bandstand
o Pollok Country Park, Burrell Car Park
• More information – here or 0141 287 2000 (switchboard)
Lewisham Borough
• Collection points – collection from locations around the borough from 28th Dec to 27th Jan.
o SE4 Hilly Fields – entrance in Hilly Fields Crescent,
o SE8 Deptford Park- entrance in Scawen Road,
o SE14 Telegraph Hill -Pepys Road/Kitto Road entrance,
o SE3 Talbot Place- Blackheath,
o SE13 Mountsfield Park- entrance top of George Lane,
o SE26 Sydenham Wells Park- entrance Wells Park Road,
o SE6 Forster Memorial Park- entrance top of Whitefoot Lane,
o SE12 Northbrook Park-Baring Road entrance,
o SE23 Mayow Park- entrance in Mayow Road,
o SE12 Chinbrook Meadows, Amblecote Road,
o SE13 Manor House Gardens, Old Road entrance,
o BR1 Beckenham Place Park–Old Bromley Road entrance
• More information – here or 020 8314 7171 or recycle@lewisham.gov.uk
Midlothian
• Brown bins – collection on either: week beginning Mon 16 Jan (West area) OR week beginning Mon 23 Jan (East area)
• Recycling Centres – take your Christmas tree to the Recycling Centres
• More information – here or contactcentre@midlothian.gov.uk or 0131 561 5284
Renfrewshire
• Recycling centres – Full details are available here Household waste and recycling centres
• More information – 0141 842 5000
Southwark Borough
• Garden waste collection – as per usual
• Special collection points
o Reuse and Recyling centre, Devon Street, SE15 1AL (from 4 Jan 2012)
o Belair Park
o Peckham Rye Park
o Southwark Park
• Arrange for free collection – by contacting us on 020 7525 2000.
• More information – here or 020 7525 5000 or csc@southwark.gov.uk
West Lothian
• Recycling centres – list can be found here.
• More information – here or 01506 775000 or customer.service@westlothian.gov.uk
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