Kent: Where and How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays January 2022

Kent councils and boroughs

Most areas have either :

  • Kerbside collection (in some cases, cut the tree and put in the green waste bin - Some allow the whole Christmas tree to be placed by the kerb), or
  • Drop-off locations or
  • Both

In ALL cases, remove all ornaments, tinsel, decorations, lights, stands, pots, planters, netting, etc.

Some household waste and recycling collections have been slightly delayed as a result of the national shortage of HGV drivers, which is affecting haulage sectors throughout the UK. Most residents will not see any change from their normal waste collections dates as over 98% of all collections are unaffected, but...

Always follow the link (click on the council or borough name) to get the most current information. There are often last minute changes; do NOT assume nothing has changed since we last revised this page!.

Kent

Anywhere in Kent:

Real Christmas trees can be taken to any household waste recycling centre. But you can check if your local council collects the trees. If we have already found out, it's below!

Artificial Christmas trees may be taken to any household waste recycling centre.

  • Ashford - kerbside collection, drop off
    Residents drop off trees at the household waste and recycling centre in Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate.
    Subscribers to Ashford Borough Council's garden recycling service can also place a cut-up tree in their brown wheelie bin for collection.
    You can also sign up to the Pilgrims Hospices Tree Recycling scheme - simply register your tree in return for a donation and the team of volunteers will collect it from you on Saturday, January 11. Register here.
  • Canterbury - kerbside collection, drop off
    Canterbury City Council suspends garden waste collection over January and February, but Christmas trees will be collected with the fortnightly recycling.
    Put trees out on recycling collection day during the last 2 weeks of January. Residents can also drop off trees at the Canterbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, off Vauxhall Road, or Studd Hill Household Waste Recycling Centre, in Westbook Lane, Herne Bay.
  • Chatham Information about the Chatham (Capstone) waste and recycling centre on the Medway website.
  • Cuxton Information about the Cuxton waste and recycling centre on the Medway website.
  • Dartford - kerbside collection, drop off
    If you subscribe to the council's garden waste collection service, just put the Christmas trees inside the brown bins beginning the second week of January.
    You may also drop off trees at the Dartford Household Waste Recycling Centre, in Old Rochester Way, Dartford Heath.
  • Deal - Deal household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Dover - Dover household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Faversham - Faversham household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Folkestone - Folkestone household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Gillingham - Information about the Gillingham (Hoath Way) waste and recycling centre on the Medway website.
  • Herne Bay - Herne Bay household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Maidstone - Maidstone household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Margate - Margate household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • New RomneyNew Romney household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Pepperhill - Gravesend household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Richborough - Sandwich household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Sevenoaks - Sevenoaks household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Sevenoaks - kerbside collection, or drop-off at a recycling centre
    From Monday 3 to Friday 28 January 2022, we can collect your real Christmas tree for free with our Garden Waste Collection Service that will visit your road once a fortnight.
    All the trees we collect are turned into environmentally friendly compost.
    Please remove all decorations, stands and pots and put your tree out by your property boundary, and visible from the road, by 6.30am on the day our Garden Waste Collection Service visits your road.
    You do not need to be subscribed to our Garden Waste Collection Service to take advantage of this offer.
    If your tree has a trunk more than 89mm (3.5" in diameter) we cannot collect it. Instead, you can take it to one of Kent County Council's Household Recycling Centres - you will need to book a slot before you travel.
    Check when you regular collection day is.
  • Sheerness - Sheerness household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Sittingbourne - Sittingbourne household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Swanley - Swanley household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.
  • Tunbridge Wells - Tunbridge Wells household waste recycling centre, when it's open, what you can take and who can use it.