HOW TO BIN YOUR FESTIVE TREES
DETAILS ON TIPS, COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTY
NOW Twelfth Night has passed, lights, baubles and tinsel will be down and people with a real tree will be looking to get rid of it.
The Mercury has rounded up how and where in the county you can dispose of your festive fir in areas of the county.
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Real Christmas trees can be disposed of at local tips in the Charnwood borough. The three sites are at Railway Terrace, Loughborough; Hathern Road, Shepshed; Granite Way, Mountsorrel.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, anyone who visits a tip needs to book a slot first, which can be done via the Leicestershire County Council website.
The council will also collect real trees from subscribers to the garden waste service. Customers with a garden waste bin can place the tree at the side of the bin and it will be taken.
Trees should not be over 5ft tall – if they are they will need to be cut in two.
Collection dates will be up to Monday, January 15, 2021.
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There will be an extra green bin collection week from January 11 until January 18 for current garden waste collection subscribers when real Christmas trees can be recycled.
The trees must be sawn/ cut down, if required, and placed in your green bin with the lid closed.
They can also be taken to a local tip. In Harborough these are Lutterworth Recycling and Household Waste Site, Moorbarns Lane; Market Harborough Recycling and Household Waste Site, Riverside; Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste Site.
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The council will collect your Christmas tree for recycling on your first garden waste collection day in January – if you have a paid garden waste subscription.
The tree will need to be cut into one metre lengths. You will need to have a garden waste collection subscription to have your tree collected and recycled.
Or drop your tree off, up to Friday, at Countesthorpe – Co-op Supemarket Car Park (LE8 5QX); Enderby Leisure Centre Car Park (LE19 4LX); Glenfield – Stamford Street Car Park (LE3 8DL); Huncote Leisure Centre Car Park (LE9 3BN); Narborough Park Car Park (LE19 2EL).
OadBy and WigstOn
Trees can go in your garden waste bin if they fit, or can be collected.
To find out the collection time for your area, visit the council website or contact the council’s Customer Services on 0116 288 8961 before January 31 to arrange pick up.
They can also be taken to the tip. In Oadby and Wigston, this is Oadby Recycling and Household Waste site.
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The council will collect trees so they can be turned into compost.
They should be placed inside your garden bin, not next to it.
The bid lid should fully close so trees may need to be trimmed/cut in order to fit.
You can also take them to one of Leicestershire County Council’s Recycling and Household Waste Sites in the district – Coalville Recycling and Household Waste Site, in Linden Way; Lount Recycling and Household Waste Site, Nottingham Road.
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If you are a member of Biffa’s Green Waste club, trees can be placed in your green bin, cut into sections to allow the lid to be closed. Or taken to Somerby Recycling and Household Waste Site, Knossington Road; Melton Mowbray Recycling and Household Waste Site, Lake Terrace; or Bottesford Recycling and Household Waste Site, Normanton Lane.
hinCkley and BOsWOrth
Trees cut to one metre in length are suitable for garden waste collection.
They can also be taken to the tip. In Hinckley and Bosworth, this is Barwell Recycling and Household Waste Site.