Christmas tree ‘amnesty’ announced

Shropshire Newsroom has announced that a Christmas tree ‘amnesty’ is being operated over the next few weeks – see here. Working with their waste contractor Veolia, Shropshire Council are allowing residents to put out real Christmas trees along with their garden waste for collection and recycling. The trees will be turned into compost for use by local farmers and gardeners.
Points to remember when putting out a tree are:

  • Make sure you put the tree out on the correct day for your garden waste collection.
  • Make sure your tree is out on the kerbside by 7am as the collection crews start work early.
  • If you can, please try to get the tree into your garden waste bin to make it easier for the collection staff.
  • If you cannot fit your tree into the garden waste bin, you may on this occasion leave the tree next to your garden waste bin, but please take care to avoid blocking the pavement or causing a trip hazard.
  • To help the collection staff handle them and make sure that they fit into the vehicles, please cut up any extra large trees to a maximum 5 foot (1.5m) lengths.
  • Please make sure you remove all tinsel, fairy lights and other decorations first. These are not compostable!

Real Christmas trees can also be recycled at the various Household Recycling Centres – they should be put in the “garden waste” pile.