Take your tree to be recycled after Christmas

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With Christmas Day done for another year, you may be thinking ahead to your post-Christmas clean-up. 

Over six million Christmas trees are bought each year in the UK, most of which are thrown away, when they can easily be recycled.



Real trees can be recycled at one of the 11 Household Recycling Centres across Worcestershire. Alternatively, Christmas trees can also be chopped up and popped in your garden waste bin if you have one.

Councillor Richard Morris, Cabinet Member for the Environment at Worcestershire County Council, said: " Household Recycling Centres are free for residents of Worcestershire to use and accept a wide variety of household materials for recycling, as well as green waste like your old Christmas tree. Most Household Recycling Centres are open every day apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day, so are a great way to help make the post-Christmas clear up or the New Year, New Start clear-out that little bit easier. Taking a trip to a local recycling centre can make sure the things you don't need any more can go where they'll be of use either by being recycled or gain a new lease of life; benefitting both local communities and the environment."

You can find out the location of your nearest recycling centre, opening times and what range of materials each centre accepts, by visiting Let's Waste Less.

There's a whole host of items you can take, such as unwanted electrical equipment, clothing, bric-a-brac and bikes that can be reused by local charities to raise vital funds.

Please check Let's Waste Less for which sites and what items they are able to reuse.

Some charities are willing to collect your Christmas tree and recycle it for you, in return for a donation.

St Richard’s Hospice offer a collection service for people in WR postcodes in return for a donation. 

There are 11 Household Recycling Centres across Worcestershire:

  • Bromsgrove
  • Droitwich Spa
  • Kidderminster
  • Malvern
  • Pershore
  • Redditch
  • Stourport-on-Severn
  • Tenbury Wells
  • Upton-upon-Severn
  • Worcester East: Bilford Road
  • Worcester West: Hallow Road

Worcestershire County Council is committed to helping preserve and protect the Environment for future generations. The Council has agreed a Net Zero plan which will focus efforts to reduce our environmental impact even further whilst still enabling us to deliver sustainable growth and will continue to invest in environmental measures that protect natural environment, enhance biodiversity and reduce the carbon footprint.