It’s always a sad day when the Christmas tree has to come down. But the good news is that any real trees can be recycled!
If you bought a real Christmas tree this year, you need to make the effort to dispose of it responsibly – don’t leave it in the back lane as Newcastle City Council will not collect it as part of household rubbish collections – you need to take it yourself to a household waste and recycling centre.
‘Real’ trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas.
Remember to remove all tinsel and decorations and any pots or stands.
Find out more about recycling Christmas trees on the recyclenow.com website.
Council will not collect Christmas trees from back lanes
Newcastle City Council’s website says that Christmas trees should be taken to one of the city’s household waste recycling points.
Christmas trees will not be accepted by Newcastle City Council as part of your wheelie bin household rubbish – so please do not leave them in your back lane.
Local Christmas tree recycling points are located at the Newcastle City Council household waste recycling centres (listed below).
Household waste and recycling centres in Newcastle
Brunswick
Brunswick Industrial Estate
Sandy Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 7BA
Byker
Glasshouse Street off Walker Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1AH
Walbottle
Walbottle Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8HY
More details and opening hours of Newcastle City Council household recycling centres
For opening hours and more details about Newcastle City Council household waste and recycling centres please see the following web page maintained by Newcastle City Council https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/environment-and-waste/rubbish-waste-and-recycling/find-recycling-centre-or-rubbish-tip