Recycling your Christmas tree

How to recycle your real Christmas tree

Recycle your real Christmas tree at any of our four recycling centres/tidy tips or by placing it near your recycling bin, on your normal recycling collection day, between Monday 6 January and Friday 17 January 2025. This service is open to all households in Central Bedfordshire, at no extra cost to you.

  • please ensure it is placed separately and not in any bin or bag
  • trees should be no taller than 6ft, with trunks no greater than 3 inches in diameter
  • important reminder: For those who subscribe, no other garden waste will be accepted during this time. Garden waste collections are suspended between Monday, 2 December 2024 until Friday, 24 February 2025.