Christmas tree recycling
Around 8 million Christmas trees are sold every year in the UK. That’s enough to stretch end to end from London to the North Pole and back.
In Oxford, we will collect your real, bare Christmas trees (free from decorations, lights, and tinsel) on your green/brown bin day between Tuesday 7 January and Friday 14 February 2025. They will be shredded and turned into compost for local farmland.
If you live in a flat, or want to recycle your real tree sooner, you can take it to one of our Christmas tree collection points located across the city (details below). These will open from Thursday 26 December 2024.
Drop off locations
Christmas tree drop off locations for your real, bare Christmas trees are as follows:
- Alexandra Tennis Courts, Middle Way, Summertown
- Bury Knowle Park, North Place car park
- Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road car park
- Florence Park, Cowley
- Long Lane, Littlemore
- Margaret Road Recreation Ground
- Meadow Lane Recreation Ground, Jackdaw Lane
- Oatlands Recreation Ground car park, Ferry Hinksey Road
- South Park, Morrell Avenue
- Sunnymead Recreation Ground, by play area
- Hinksey Park, off Abingdon Road
- Leys Pool and Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys
Artificial trees
If you have an artificial tree that can't be reused or donated, drop it off to a recycling centre (Oxfordshire County Council website).
