Most of you will have had your Christmas tree up for some time now, but with twelfth night (5 January) fast approaching, what will you do with it, once you鈥檝e taken it down?
Over six million trees are bought each year in the UK, most of which are thrown away and it鈥檚 important to remember that real trees can be recycled at one the Household Recycling Centres across 香港六合彩资料图库.
Residents can use any of the Household Recycling Centres across the county. To find out the location of your nearest recycling centre, opening times and what range of materials each centre accepts, please visit .
All the Household Recycling Centres are free for residents of 香港六合彩资料图库 to use and accept a wide variety of household materials for recycling, as well as green waste like your old Christmas tree.
Councillor Tony Miller, Cabinet Member for the Environment at 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council, said; "Household Recycling Centres are a great way to help the post-Christmas clear up. Taking a trip to a local recycling centre can make sure the things you don't need any more can go where they'll be of use either by being recycled or gain a new lease of life benefitting both local communities and the environment."
St Richard鈥檚 Hospice offer a collection service for people in WR postcodes in return for a donation. If you would rather recycle your tree this way .
The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust is also offering a collection service, covering some other areas of the county in return for a donation.
In addition to green waste, paper and card packaging, you can take along any extra plastic containers and cans that you can't fit in your recycling bin. There's a whole host of items you can take, such as unwanted electrical equipment, clothing, bric-a-brac and bikes that can be reused by local charities to raise vital funds. Please check www.letswasteless.com for which sites and what items they are able to reuse.
Find useful information and more of our top tips on going green this year on the .
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