Christmas tree recycling
Once you have packed the decorations away for another year, make sure you recycle your real Christmas tree.
You can also book a charity tree collection with St Clare Hospice in return for a small donation.
Tree recycling dates
Saturday 11 January 2025: Dunmow area
Great Dunmow Angel Lane car park 9am to 3pm
Great Easton Village Hall 9am to 10am
Stebbing The Downs 10:15am to 11:15am
Felsted Bannister Green 11:30am to 12:30pm
Barnston Village Hall 1:15pm to 2:15pm
High Easter Village Hall 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Saturday 11 January 2025: Saffron Walden area
Birchanger Birchwood 8:30 to 9:30am
Stansted Lower Street car park 9:45 to 10:45am
Manuden Carters Hill 11am to midday
Clavering Village Hall 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Chrishall The Red Cow 2:15pm to 3:45pm
Sunday 12 January 2025: Dunmow area
Little Hallingbury Village Hall 9am to 10am
Hatfield Heath Broomfields 10:15am to 11:15am
Hatfield Broad Oak Barnfields 11:30am to 12:30pm
White Roding Sports and Social Club car park 1:15pm to 2:15pm
Leaden Roding School car park 2:30pm to 3:30pm
High Roding Broadfields 3:45pm to 4:45pm
Sunday 12 January 2025: Saffron Walden area
Newport Allotments 8:30am to 9:30am
Littlebury Recreational ground 9:45am to 10:45am
Great Chesterford Meadow Road 11am to midday
Hadstock Village green 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Ashdon Fallowden Lane car park 2pm to 3pm
Thaxted Margaret Street car park 3:15pm to 4:15pm
Real Christmas trees can also be taken to your local recycling centre for household waste.
What happens to your tree
The recycled trees are turned into good quality compost or soil conditioner or into chippings.