10 places you can recycle your Christmas tree in Tewkesbury
The borough council is urging people to get off to a green start in 2022
People in Tewkesbury are being encouraged to get off to a green start in 2022 by recycling their Christmas tree.
Real trees are 100% recyclable and can be shredded and used as chippings for natural paths in parks and woodland.
You can take your tree to any of the following drop-off points from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 23 January 2022:
- Webbs Garden Centre, Evesham Road, Bishop’s Cleeve
- Dundry Nurseries, Bamfurlong Lane, Staverton
- GL3 Community Hub, Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown
- Gotherington Nurseries, Gretton Road, Gotherington
- Tewkesbury Garden Centre, The Mythe, Tewkesbury
- British Garden Centre , Shurdington Road, Brockworth
- Pamington Farm, Pamington Nr Tewkesbury
- Over Farm Market, Over, Nr Gloucester
- Norton Garden Centre, Tewkesbury Road, Norton
- Primrose Vale, Shurdington Road, Bentham
- People are being asked to remove all decorations and any pots or stands before leaving your tree for recycling.
- Anyone subscribed to the borough council's garden waste collection can also use their brown bin to recyle their tree.
- Small trees can go in the bin, but trees taller than two metres (six feet) will need to be cut in half and placed next to the bin for collection.
- They can also be disposed of at Household Recycling Centres across the county as well.
- Councillor Jim Mason, lead member for clean and green environment, said: "Real Christmas trees are 100% recyclable - they can be shredded and used as chippings for natural paths in parks and woodland.
- “It's very easy for people to recycle their trees, so I would urge everyone to do so once the festive season is over and give them a new lease of life."
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