Recycle your real Christmas tree

Aylesbury Vale District Council is calling on all householders with a real Christmas tree to use its tree recycling service on 9 January 2010.

A tree shredding machine will be available at the Wyevale Garden Centre at Worlds End, Wendover, from 9am until 2.30pm. The wood chippings collected will be recycled and made into compost.

Anyone taking in their tree to the garden centre can, if they provide their own bag, take some of the chippings to use as mulch.

Real Christmas trees can also be taken to the household waste recycling centres at Rabans Lane in Aylesbury, Yonder Slade in Buckingham and College Road North in Aston Clinton (see www.buckscc.gov.uk for details). They are open every day except 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Residents with brown bins for garden waste can recycle their real Christmas trees by cutting it into pieces and placing in the brown bin with the lid fully closed. Please remember to remove all lights and decorations as these will not compost.

Councillor Sir Beville Stanier, Cabinet Member for Environment and Health, said: “By recycling their Christmas tree residents can make a real difference to the amount of waste we throw away in Aylesbury Vale. Disposing of the tree after all the festivities are over can be a real nuisance. This service means residents can take their tree to a drop-off point and know they are helping do their bit for the environment.”

For more information on recycling, visit www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk or call 01296 585862.