Environment key to New Forest Christmas tree recycling
Drop-off points and plans revealed for January
From Saturday 1 January 2022 to Sunday 16 January 2022, real Christmas trees can be dropped off for recycling at selected car parks across the New Forest District Council area.
The authority says collected trees will be chipped by the council and used as mulch.
This reduces the distance trees travel to be processed and reused, saving carbon and helping the environment.
Locations for Christmas tree drop-off points include:
• Fordingbridge: A338 slip road car park, SP6 1AN
• Ringwood: The Furlong long stay car park (follow signs to the designated area), BH24 1AY
• Burley: Burley coach park, BH24 4HW
• Lyndhurst: Village Centre car park, SO43 7BE
• New Milton: Crossmead Avenue car park, BH25 6NF
• Milford-on-Sea: Hurst Road East overflow car park (by Sturt Pond), SO41 0PY
• Lymington: Bath Road car park, SO41 3SE
• Brockenhurst: Brookley Road car park, SO42 7RA
• Blackfield: Gang Warily Community Centre car park, SO45 1GA
• Hythe: New Road car park, SO45 6XP
• Totton: Rumbridge Street car park, SO40 9EA
The only thing to remember is that you need to remove all the decorations from the tree before taking it to your nearest drop-off point.
Put your 'used' real Christmas tree only in the designated fenced bays. Place it at the back to avoid blocking the entrance for others.
DO NOT leave Christmas trees in car parks that are not on the above list, or outside of the designated fenced bays, in disabled parking bays, on footpaths, by litter bins or recycling banks. There's a warning that this will be treated as fly-tipping.
Find out more, plus get details of Christmas and New Year wheelie bin collections in the New Forest here.