Christmas tree recycling points

Christmas tree recycling points

​Don't let your real Christmas tree go to waste after the festive season. Recycle it. Rochdale Council will collect your real Christmas tree and send it to be turned into Revive Compost right here in the borough of Rochdale.

Put your real Christmas tree IN your brown bin

• Remove the base and all decorations. You can put the base in your dark green bin.
• Chop it up and put it in your brown recycling bin. The trunk needs to be thinner than your wrist.
• Your bin lid needs to close.

Put your real Christmas tree BY your brown bin

• Remove the base and all decorations. You can put the base in your dark green bin.
• Leave your real tree next to your brown bin or caddy when you put your bins out for collection.

Take your real Christmas tree to a recycling point

Christmas tree recycling points are open from 1 January - 2nd Friday of January when y​ou can drop your Christmas tree off at the following locations:

• Castleton Christmas tree recycling points
• Bolton Road, open space near Manley Road
• Castleton Community Centre Car Park, Manchester Road
• ​Roc​hdale Christmas tree recycling points
• Bentley Street, opposite Clarence Street, spare ground
• Caldershaw Road, open ground near the school
• Town Hall Square, rear car park, Rochdale
• Wasp Avenue, Balderstone Park, Kirkholt
• Heywood Christmas tree recycling points
• Bank Top or Cherwell Avenue, open space
• Darnhill, Sutherland Road, car park area by shops
• Higher Lomax Lane, open space
• Hopwood Park, car park off Manchester Road
• Queen’s Park, Queen's Park Road, car park
• ​​​Middleton Christmas tree recycling points
• ​Alkrington Woods Car Park, opposite Golf Club
• Boarshaw Road, open space
• Hollins, car park area​, opposite the shops on Waverly Road
• Kirkway, just off Grimshaw Lane
• Truffet Park, Bowness Road car park
• Norden and Bamford Christmas tree recycling points
• Norden Bus Terminus Play Area, Edenfield Road
• Norden Road, Bamford, opposite shopping precinct
• St Vincent's Primary School, Edenfield Road
• Pennines Christmas tree recycling points
• Halifax Road, Smallbridge, off Howarth Green
• Hare Hill Park, car park next to play area
• Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre, car park area
• Milnrow Memorial Park, Newhey Road, by car park
• Wildhouse Lane, lay-by area

Artificial Christmas trees

If you no longer require your artificial Christmas tree you can

• Donate your unwanted item.
• Put it in your green household waste bin.
• Take it to the household waste (tip) and recycling centre.