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Kerbside Christmas tree recycling underway
07/01/2025
Real trees can be left out with the blue recycling bin for the next two weeks
From today people living in the Cherwell District can have their real Christmas tree taken away at the kerbside on the same day as their blue recycling bin is emptied.
The Council’s waste and recycling crews will collect Christmas trees left next to the bin, but any over five feet tall must be cut in half and all decorations must have been removed. Collections will take place until January 17.
The trees will be taken to a special site at Ardley, where they’ll be composted at high temperatures before being redistributed to farmers as compost.
Waste and recycling crews can also take away broken fairy lights and other small electrical items for recycling. They should be placed in a standard-size carrier bag and left on top of any bin on collection day.
Councillor Ian Middleton, Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhood Services, said: “For many people, a real Christmas tree is the focal point of their household festive decorations. Whilst the most sustainable option is a living tree that can be nurtured and re-used in subsequent years, there are still over eight million cut Christmas trees being sold each year, and it’s important to make sure those are disposed of in the most sustainable way.
“The easiest way to ensure that your cut tree can go on to serve a useful purpose is to recycle it from the comfort of your home. You can do this by putting it out for collection alongside your blue bin.
“Christmas time sees extra household waste being generated, and I’d like to thank our bin crews for the hard work they put into ensuring that all this gets collected. I’d also like to recognise the brilliant work residents do with correctly sorting out their waste and recycling – I hope we can make an even greater impact in 2025.”
People with real Christmas trees which are potted with roots are encouraged to care of them in their gardens until next year.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam