Christmas Recycling and Collection of Christmas Trees

Christmas is traditionally a time of excess and there is no exception with regard to the volumes of waste we produce. Statistics show that as a nation, UK rubbish bins at the end of the festive season could contain as much as one billion Christmas cards; six million Christmas trees and 83 square kilometres of wrapping paper. In the Royal Borough alone an additional 70 tonnes of glass bottles will be thrown away.

The Royal Borough invites residents to ensure that :

  • all wrapping paper (not the shiny foil type) and Christmas cards are separated for recycling
  • all paper, card, glass, cans and plastic bottles are put out for recycling in your recycling boxes and that any additional recycling material is left next to your box in carrier bags or white / clear sacks
  • all real Christmas trees are taken to one of the collection points provided.

To assist in recycling at this time of year the Authority makes special arrangements for the collection of real Christmas trees. Details are provided below.

Real Christmas Trees may be left at any of the following sites (minus decorations) between Friday 2 January and Friday 16 January:

 Area  Address
 Ascot  The Grange Car Park, High Street
   Gainsborough Drive
 Bray  The Car Park, High Street
 Datchet  Recreation Ground, Green Lane
 Eton  Car Park, Meadow Lane
 Eton Wick  Recreation Ground Car Park, Haywards Mead
 Holyport  Memorial Ground, Moneyrow Green
 Hurley  Car Park, High Street
 Knowl Hill  Village Hall off Bath Road
 Maidenhead  Braywick Civic Amenity Site, Stafferton Way
   Ockwells Park, Ockwells Road
   Boulters Lock Car Park, Ray Mead Road
 Stubbings Nursery, Henley Road, Maidenhead
 Old Windsor  Church Road Allotments
   Recreation Ground, Robin Willis Way
 South Ascot  Recreation Ground Car Park, Victoria Road
 Sunningdale  Broomhall Recreation Ground, Broomhall Lane
 Sunninghill  Victory Fields Recreation Ground, London Road
 Windsor  Clewer Memorial Recreation Ground,
 Dedworth Road
   Osgood Park
   Wyevales Country Garden Centre, Dedworth Road
   Squires Garden Centre, Maidenhead Road
 Wraysbury  World of Water, Wraysbury Road

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