London produces ten percent more rubbish at Christmas than during any other time of the year, and Christmas tree recycling is an environmentally friendly, convenient way of getting rid of your real Christmas tree. A number of London councils provide special tree recycling services at this time of year.

See below for a round up of Christmas tree recycling services for the 2007 – 2008 Christmas season in London and dispose of your Christmas tree with minimal fuss this New Year. Just don’t forget to take off the tinsel first.

Lambeth
Lambeth is operating a free Christmas tree recycling service in the New Year. The council will be collecting Christmas trees free of charge from kerbside properties. All you need to do is leave your tree next to your refuse bin on the normal collection day. This will take place in the week commencing Monday 7th January 2008. Drop off locations will be accepting real Christmas trees too so if you want yours kept up a little longer just leave it at any one of the following locations from Monday 7th January – Friday 18th January 2008.

Clapham Common, SW4
Kennington Park, SE11
Streatham Common SW16
Lambeth Household Recycling Centre SE27

For further information please follow the link below.Southwark
Southwark Council will be accepting real Christmas trees for recycling at any time after Christmas. So if you can't face seeing it there after the big day has gone then all you need to do is give the recycling department a call and they will arrange for it to be collected from your house. Christmas tree recycling really can be that easy. The recycling department can be contacted via 020 7525 2000. For further information, please click below.Wandsworth
Real Christmas trees can be collected with normal refuse and recycling from Monday 7th January until Saturday 19th January 2008. Trees will be collected direct from the front of houses and flats. For further information please follow the link below.Croydon
Residents in Croydon can take their real Christmas trees to be recycled at special drop off points, from Saturday 5th January – Sunday 13th January 2008. The drop off points can be seen at the following link:Year-round recycling sites will be accepting Christmas trees and other garden waste on an ongoing basis. These can be found at the following locations:

Factory Lane, Waddon
Fishers Farm, New Addington
Purley Oaks, South Croydon

For further information, please click below.Christmas tree recycling will take place after Christmas 2007 and through into January 2008. Please contact your own council if not listed above.