It will save the hassle of removing pine needles from your car
Submitted for publication by Sevenoaks District Council
Sevenoaks residents can recycle their real Christmas trees for free with the council’s fortnightly garden waste collection service. Collected trees will then be turned into environmentally friendly compost.
Trees with a trunk of up to 90mm (3.5”) in diameter will be collected by the service until Friday, January, 28, and residents need simply put their tree by the boundary of their property where they normally place their refuse or recycling sacks. This needs to be done by 6.30am on the same day that the council’s fortnightly garden waste collection service takes place.
Trees should not be potted or on a stand, and must be free of decorations before being put out for recycling.
Councillor Margot McArthur, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Cleaner and Greener, says: “I’m delighted that once again, we are offering this quick and easy way of disposing of your Christmas tree free of charge. It should save you a trip to the dump, not to mention the hassle of removing all those needles from your car.”
Trees with a trunk exceeding 90mm can be recycled at one of Kent County Council’s (KCC) Household Waste Recycling sites.
