Christmas Tree recycling in Wandsworth

Wandsworth’s Christmas tree recycling service is back, offering residents several free and sustainable options for recycling your Christmas trees. From Monday, 6th January, you can leave your Christmas tree out on your usual collection day and it will be  collected for free. Or, to recycle your Christmas tree before then, you can bring it to one of six drop-off sites.

The free collection service runs from Monday, 6th January, to Friday, 31st January. Put your Christmas tree out for collection on your usual collection day and it’ll be collected the same day, but in a different vehicle.

Here are some handy tips for how to put out your trees. Remember, it should be put out on your usual collection day:

• Homes with front gardens: put your tree out for collection next to your rubbish and recycling bags, not on the street.
• Homes with no front garden: put your tree just outside your front door on the pavement, taking care not to block where people walk.
• Blocks of flats: leave your tree near your rubbish and recycling bin store, but don’t block access to the bins.
• Remove any decorations or pots as the trees are sent for composting.

Trees are sent for composting, so we will not collect any trees that are:

• Plastic/not real
• Still decorated
• In soil or a pot/stand
• Over 6ft (these must be cut into smaller pieces)

Report a missed collection if your tree was missed on collection day. Note that it will be collected by a different vehicle, so don’t report a missed collection until after 7pm on collection day if it has still not been collected.

You can also take your Christmas tree to one of the following drop-off points. Remember to remove any decorations or pots first: 

• Acanthus Road, Battersea, parking bays at the end of the road next to Grayshott playground, SW11 5TY  
• Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Car Park, Albert Bridge Road, SW11 4NU  
• Battersea Park, Chelsea Gate Car Park, Carriage Drive North, SW11 4NJ  
• Nuffield Health Car Park, Burr Road, Wandsworth, SW18 4SQ 
• Tooting Common, Dr Johnson Car Park, SW17 8JU  
• Tooting Leisure Centre Car Park, Greaves Place, SW17 0NE 

You can also take your tree to Smugglers Way reuse and recycling centre. Remember you must book a slot to visit Smugglers Way.

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