Recycling your real Christmas tree

Recycled trees can be turned into good quality compost or soil conditioner, or into chippings.

Uttlesford District Council is providing skips and refuse vehicles at a number of locations around the district - simply take along your Christmas tree and other green waste.

Visit www.uttlesford.gov.uk/christmas-tree-recycling for more information.

Saturday 11 January

·       Great Dunmow - Angel Lane car park - 9am to 3pm

·       Birchanger - Birchwood - 8.30am to 9.30am

·       Great Easton - Village Hall - 9am to 10am

·       Stansted - Lower Street car park - 9.45am to 10.45am

·       Stebbing - The Downs - 10.15am to 11.15am

·       Manuden - Carters Hill - 11am to midday

·       Felsted - Bannister Green - 11.30am to 12.30pm

·       Clavering - Village Hall - 12.45pm to 1.45pm

·       Barnston - Village Hall - 1.15pm to 2.15pm

·       Chrishall - The Red Cow - 2.15pm to 3.45pm

·       High Easter - Village Hall - 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Sunday 12 January

·       Newport - Allotments - 8.30am to 9.30am

·       Little Hallingbury - Village car park - 9am to 10am

·       Littlebury - Recreation ground - 9.45am to 10.45am

·       Hatfield Heath - Broomfields - 10.15am to 11.15am

·       Great Chesterford - Meadow Road - 11am to midday

·       Hatfield Broad Oak - Barnfields - 11.30am to 12.30pm

·       Hadstock - Village green - 12.45pm to 1.45pm

·       White Roding - Sport & Social Club car park - 1.15pm to 2.15pm

·       Ashdon - Fallowden Lane car park - 2pm to 3pm

·       Leaden Roding - School car park - 2.30pm to 3.30pm

·       Thaxted - Margaret Street car park - 3.15pm to 4.15pm

·       High Roding - Broadfields - 3.34pm to 4.45pm

Real Christmas trees can also be taken to local recycling centres. To check opening times and to book a slot, go to: www.loveessex.org/find-recycling-centre

You can also book a charity tree collection with St Clare Hospice in return for a small donation. For more information, see: www.stclarehospice.org.uk/event/recycle-christmas-tree

3 January 2025