West Midlands: Where and How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays January 2022
West Midlands councils and boroughs
Most areas have either :
- Kerbside collection (in some cases, cut the tree and put in the green waste bin - Some allow the whole Christmas tree to be placed by
the kerb), or
- Drop-off locations or
- Both
In ALL cases, remove all ornaments, tinsel, decorations, lights, stands, pots, planters, netting, etc.
Some household waste and recycling collections have been slightly delayed as a result of the national shortage of HGV drivers, which is affecting
haulage sectors throughout the UK. Most residents will not see any change from their normal waste collections dates as over 98% of all collections
are unaffected, but...
Always follow the link (click on the council or borough name) to get the most current information. There are often last
minute changes; do NOT assume nothing has changed since we last revised this page!.
Herefordshire
- Herefordshire - drop-off at a recycling centre
To dispose of a real tree, just take it to one of our household recycling centres where it will be composted with garden waste. It may not be
left kerbside or in a Green Bin nor Black bin. Look out for local Christmas tree recycling schemes at Christmas. Find your
local tip and recycling centre
Shropshire
- Telford & Wrekin Council - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
You can cut your real Christmas tree down so it fits inside your green bin for a kerbside collection.
Alternatively you can take them to
either of our Household Recycling Centres (HRCs).
HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES (HRCS)
View more information about Telford HRCs
Staffordshire
- Staffordshire - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
kerbside:
Local hospices have a Christmas Tree Collection service for a small donation. The money raised from donations will be used to support local
people and their families living with a terminal illness.
Katherine House Hospice
will collect from postcodes; ST12, ST14, ST15, ST16, ST17, ST18 ST19, ST20, ST21 WS11, WS12, WS15. Please
book your collection before 7th January.
St Giles Hospice will collect from Lichfield, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth,
Burton, Rugeley, Burntwood and surrounding areas. Please register your tree for collection
.
Dougie Mac - Christmas tree collection service in conjunction with Brown
Recycling.
WHEN?: 7th / 8th / 9th January 2022
WHERE?: ST1 / ST2 / ST3 / ST4 / ST5 / ST6 / ST7 / ST9 / ST11 / ST12
All we ask is you
make a suggested £10 donation to the hospice to support our 24 hour palliative care services.
Or
Drop it off at a household waste disposal and recycling centres have the facility for it be recycled. Find your
nearest recycling centre and
opening times to drop it off.
Between 2 January and about a week later, you can also drop your tree at:
Fletcher's Garden Centre,
Eccleshall
The Allotments Car Park, Gnosall
The Green Recycling Centre, Barlaston
Warwickshire
- Warwickshire - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
Real Christmas trees may be collected alongside your green wheeled bin please check with your local
council.
Take your real Christmas tree to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre and place in the green waste container/skip.
- Stratford-on-Avon - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
A real Christmas tree can put this next to the green garden waste bin. Trees over five foot tall should be cut in two.
West Midlands
- Birmingham - drop-off at a recycling centre
Birmingham City Council has a free tree recycling service for local residents from January 1 to 10, at the following locations.
Lickey Hills
Country Park (at Warren Lane),
Sheldon Country Park (Old Rectory Farm off Ragley Drive)
Sutton Park (Visitor Centre adjacent to Town
Gate) .
And possibly, Woodgate Valley Country Park (Visitor Centre off Clapgate Lane) (It was offline in 2021, in
use for covid testing)
If you are unable to access any of the dedicated Christmas tree recycling sites, residents can take trees at any of the city's five
Household Recycling Centres (HRCs).Residents will need to book a slot to visit their local HRC, but the recently-upgraded system now allows same-day booking with just two hours' notice -
slots must be booked in advance via the HRC website.
Worcestershire
- Worcestershire - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
Residents can use their brown garden waste bin, when collections resume in March, but it must be cut to fit inside the bin.
St Richard's Hospice will collect trees, for a donation, with prior
sign up. The charity will collect and recycle Worcester residents' trees
Drop off trees at a
household waste recycling centre. Homeowners can put trees in skips at the household waste recycling centre on Bilford Roadfrom 8am to 6pm Monday to
Saturday and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Another skip is usually provided at the centre on Hallow Road from 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday and
8am to 12.30pm on Saturdays.
Artificial Christmas Trees cannot be recycled via your green bin. They may be suitable for reuse through a local reuse network such as
Freecycle or
Freegle.
There are now a large number of reuse groups on Facebook.Otherwise Artificial Christmas trees should be placed in the waste to landfill container.
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