Posted on Friday 27th December 2024
People from across the county are being asked to do their bit for the planet by ‘TreeCycling’ their real Christmas trees.
Staffordshire County Council’s sustainability team are now reminding people about the different ways their real tree can be correctly recycled.
Charities such as St Giles Hospice based in Lichfield, Katharine House Hospice based in Stafford and Dougie Mac in Stoke-on-Trent will be collecting trees for a small donation. Collection locations include Lichfield, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burton, Rugeley, Burntwood, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote, Stafford and Stoke-on–Trent. The trees will then be recycled, with all donations going towards helping the hospices.
Real trees can also be taken to Staffordshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The trees will need to be placed into garden waste containers, ready to be recycled.
Simon Tagg, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Climate Change at Staffordshire County Council, said:
“After Christmas we can often be left with a lot of waste to get rid of, including our real Christmas trees.
“But there are great initiatives right across the county to ensure we are donating our unwanted trees. I would urge people to do what they can to help keep Staffordshire sustainable and use any local schemes that reduce, reuse or recycle Christmas rubbish.
“The county council has been championing the climate change agenda for a number of years now and has made a commitment to make Staffordshire more sustainable. Ensuring Christmas trees and other waste is correctly recycled is just another way to help achieve this goal.”
Further details on Staffordshire’s HWRCs and how to book a tree collection with St Giles, Katharine House and Dougie Mac can be found on the TreeCycle webpage