Recycle your Christmas Trees

Find your local authority below for details on recycling real Christmas trees in your area.  All decorations, lights and any other embellishments must be removed prior to recycling:

East Devon

For residents that have subscribed to East Devon’s garden waste collection service, you can recycle your real Christmas tree in your green waste bin (no branches thicker than 100mm).

Alternatively, you can take your trees to one of East Devon’s collection points which can be found here.

Exeter

Real Christmas trees can be disposed of at your local Recycling Centres: Exton Road Recycling Centre and Pinbrook Road Recycling Centre.  Please do not leave Christmas trees beside recycling banks.

Alternatively, Exeter City Council are supporting Hospiscare’s tree collection scheme.

Teignbridge

Real Christmas trees can be taken to the Recycling Centre at Brunel Road (Newton Abbot).

Mid Devon

Real Christmas trees can be disposed of at your local Recycling Centres: Punchbowl (Crediton) and Ashley (Tiverton).

For residents that have subscribed to Mid Devon’s garden waste collection service, you can place real Christmas trees in or next to the wheelie bin.  Mid Devon District Council also sell garden waste sacks and residents can dispose of a real Christmas tree this way (please tie a bag to the Christmas tree).

South Hams

Real Christmas trees can be taken to the Recycling Centres at Ivybridge, Torr Quarry (Kingsbridge) and Totnes.

Torridge

Real Christmas trees can be taken to your local Recycling Centres: Bideford, Deep Moor (Torrington) or Anvil Corner (Holsworthy).

West Devon

Real Christmas trees can be taken to your local Recycling Centres: Crowndale (Tavistock) or Okehampton.

Plymouth

Find out what you can do with your real trees in Plymouth here.

Torbay

SWISCo will be collecting Christmas trees on Saturday 8 January (9am – 2pm) and Saturday 15 January (9am – 2pm) at Brixham College, Ranscombe Road, Brixham and Town Hall Car Park, Torquay.

Alternatively, you can book an appointment to dispose of your real Christmas tree at your local Recycling Centre.

North Devon

Real Christmas trees can be taken to the Recycling Centres at Barnstaple, Ilfracombe and South Molton.