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Go green with your tree

Sat 24 Dec 2016
Ealing Council is making it easier for residents to recycle their real Christmas trees for the sixth year running.

A free kerbside collection service will operate between Wednesday, 28 December and Friday, 27 January for residents to have their real Christmas trees taken away for recycling.

Trees will be collected every week on the same day as the refuse and recycling collections.

The trees need to be smaller than 20cm in diameter with all the decorations should be removed. Trees higher than 6ft will need to be cut in two before they can be collected.

Residents can also take real Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes to a number of drop-off points across the borough until Sunday, 12 February 2017. The trees must have all decorations removed.

The Southall Christmas tree drop-off points are Southall Park (Green Drive) and Spikes Bridge Park (West Avenue).

The council’s re-use and recycling centres will continue to accept garden waste, including Christmas trees, for composting. These centres are located at Greenford Road, Greenford and Stirling Road, Acton.

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said: "Whether it's excess food waste, packaging, or your Christmas trees - we are making it easier for you to recycle on your doorstep."

"This Christmas and New Year let's have something else to celebrate as a borough as we look to increase our record recycling rates even further."

"All of the trees that we collect get turned into nutrient-rich compost so it’s a great way to get your new year off to a green start."

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