Recycling your Christmas tree

If you have a real Christmas tree, the most environmentally conscious way to dispose of it is to compost it. If you can’t compost your Christmas tree yourself, the Council can help.

From 3 January to 16 January 2012 we will collect used Christmas trees to be shredded and turned into compost.

Christmas tree collection dates are different to those for your normal recycling and refuse collection, and a specific crew will collect your tree from your home.

If you are already registered for garden waste collections, your Christmas tree will be collected on the same day as your garden waste. To find out which day Christmas trees will be collected in your street (whether or not you are registered with the garden waste service) please see the Garden waste collection calendar [PDF] (file size 80Kb) 

You can also call Streetline on: 020 7361 3001 for collection dates on your street.

Please put your tree out for collection alongside your garden waste bag, at the boundary of your property (so that it is visible from the kerb).  Please remove pots and decorations.

Christmas and New Year recycling and refuse collections

Christmas Tree composting locations

Alternatively, you can take your Christmas tree to the following locations yourself, during the dates given above. There will be specially marked areas into which you can deposit your tree.  Please remove pots and decorations.

North

  • West Row (at the junction with Southern Row next to the recycling banks)
  • Little Wormwood Scrubs (south west terrace) 
  • Kensington Memorial Park (St. Helen's Garden entrance)
  • Talbot Road (in front of the church at the top of Colville Gardens)
  • Silchester Road (Leisure Centre car park)

Central

  • Homebase car park (Warwick Road)
  • Holland Park car park, Abbotsbury Road
  • Palace Gate (at the junction with Kensington Gate, near the sculpture)
  • Ifield Road (at the junction with Finborough Road)
  • Town Hall, Campden Hill Road (between Phillimore Walk and Duchess of Bedford Walk)

South

  • Denyer Street depot
  • Cremorne Gardens (Lots Road)
  • Pont Street (at the junction with Cadogan Square)
  • Royal Avenue (at the junction with St. Leonard’s Terrace)
  • The Boltons (south side of the church)