Recycle your Christmas tree and cards

St Albans City and District Council is running a recycling service to help residents dispose of their Christmas cards in a way that will reduce the amount of festive waste that goes to landfill. Collection bins for the recycling of Christmas cards have been installed at the council offices, council-owned sports centres and community centres across the District until the end of January. The locations are as follows:

• St Albans City and District Council, Civic Centre, St Peter’s Street, St Albans
• Alban Arena, St Peter’s Street, St Albans
• Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill, St Albans
• Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green
• St Stephens Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St Albans
• Redbourn Recreation Centre, Dunstable Road, Redbourn
• Marshalswick Community Centre, The Ridgeway, St Albans
• Jersey Farm Community Centre, St Brelades Place, Jersey Farm, St Albans
• Harpenden Swimming Pool, Leyton Road, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden
• Harpenden Sports Centre, Leyton Road, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden
• Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden
• Memorial Hall, Marford Road, Wheathampstead.

Details of the Christmas card recycling points are on the Council’s website at: http://bit.ly/vXa7r6.


You can also recycle your real Christmas tree if it is small enough to go in your green bin. Please ensure that the trunk and branches are no wider than a broom handle and the lid to the green bin can be closed. Trees can also be taken to your local Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) for composting. You can find your nearest HWRC at http://www.wasteaware.org.uk/hwrc.cfm.


For more information about recycling, visit the Council’s website http://www.recyclingforapremier.com/