Collected until 27th January or drop off points
A free kerbside collection service will operate throughout the borough between Wednesday, 28 December and Friday, 27 January for residents to have their real Christmas trees taken away for recycling.
Trees will be collected every week on the same day as the refuse and recycling collections. Residents can go to www.ealing.gov.uk/recycling to find their collection day over the Christmas period.
Trees left out need to be smaller than 20cm in diameter and all the decorations should be removed. Those higher than 6ft will need to be cut in two before they can be collected.
Residents can also take real Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes to a number of drop-off points across the borough until Sunday, 12 February. Once again, trees must have all decorations removed.
Christmas tree drop-off points:
• Acton Green Common
• Acton Park
• Berkeley Fields (Berkeley Avenue)
• Churchfields, Hanwell (car park)
• Cleveland Park
• Ealing Central Sports Ground (Horsenden Lane South)
• Ealing Common (Junction of Grange Road and The Common)
• Elthorne Park (Boston Road)
• Islip Manor Park (Eastcote Lane car park)
• North Acton playing fields
• Perivale Park (Cowgate Road)
• Pitshanger Park
• Ravenor Park (Oldfield Lane South and Ruislip Road)
• Rectory Park (Parkfield Drive)
• Southall Park (Green Drive)
• Southfields Park
• Spikes Bridge Park (West Avenue)
• Springfield Gardens (Rosemont Road)
• Walpole Park (Lammas Park Gardens)
In addition, the council’s re-use and recycling centres will continue to accept garden waste, including Christmas trees, for composting. These centres are located at Stirling Road, Acton and Greenford Road, Greenford.
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said: “Whether it's excess food waste, packaging, or your Christmas trees - we are making it easier for you to recycle on your doorstep.
“This Christmas and New Year let's have something else to celebrate as a borough as we look to increase our record recycling rates even further.
“All of the trees that we collect get turned into nutrient-rich compost so it’s a great way to get your new year off to a green start.”
For more information on recycling in Ealing, go to www.ealing.gov.uk/recycling.
19th December 2016