Recycle your Christmas tree

Get 2017 off to a green start by recycling your Christmas tree at any of the Household Recycling Centres in Gloucestershire, or to any of the places below from 3 - 15 January 2017:

• Wyevale Garden Centre, Evesham Road, Bishop’s Cleeve.
• Dawn Nurseries, Shurdington Road, Shurdington.
• Dundry Nurseries, Bamfurlong Lane, Staverton.
• GL3 Community Hub, Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown.
• Gotherington Nurseries, Gretton Road, Gotherington.
• Greenway Nurseries, Main Road, Shurdington.
• Norton Garden Centre, Tewkesbury Road, Norton.
• Primrose Vale, Shurdington Road, Bentham.
• Tewkesbury Garden Centre, The Mythe, Tewkesbury.
• Toddington Garden Centre, Toddington Railway Yard, Toddington.
• Wyevale Garden Centre, Shurdington Road, Brockworth.
• Pamington Farm, Pamington Nr Tewkesbury.
• Over Farm Market, Over, Nr Gloucester.

Those subscribed to the borough council's garden waste collection service also have the option of using their brown garden waste bins to recycle their trees. Small trees can go in the bin or alongside it. Trees taller than 2 metres (6ft) will need to be cut in half and put out next to the bin.

Tewkesbury Borough Council's lead member for clean and green environment, Cllr Jim Mason, said, "The Treecycle scheme has been running for 12 years and is hugely popular with Tewkesbury borough residents. It’s great to know that, through the Treecycle scheme, we’re able to prevent thousands of trees from being sent to landfill."