Christmas Tree collection

[Penguin68]

The guys on the brown bins were told today not to collect Christmas Trees, so don't be surprised if you have left yours out and it stays. He couldn't tell me what, if any, collection method was envisaged. It was brown bin collection in recent years but I do recall them using the caged lorries some years ago on tree only collections.

[nxjen]

I put mine out yesterday and it disappeared overnight or very early this morning. Guess it was the guys in the caged lorries.

[Penguin68]

I've just talked to the gang on the 'brown' lorry - there are 'safe handling' issues with trees over 5ft - they have been told not to bin those, indeed any trees - and they thought that the caged lorries might be doing the collections (but didn't know for sure). I'd cut my tree back to a bare stem (with the branches in the brown bin) and they took this, and the stem.

[katanita]

Saw one of the caged lorries full of xmas trees driving around this morning FWIW

[dbboy]

Please don't just toss them on the road at a junction as was seen earlier today. please dispose of your Christmas tree responsibly.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Bit early - think they're meant to stay up until Friday? I rather like mine. Might keep it up a couple more weeks.

[Siduhe]

I can confirm that the trees are being collected by teams driving in the caged Southwark vans rather than the normal brown bin collectors. I managed to flag one down on our street to collect ours - it was left out the front on our drive but they had driven past so you definitely need to make it more visible than I did!

[JohnL]

Fed up with Brexmas

As was said - It's not even Twelfth Night :) I think that's Thursday night.

[macutd]

Mine went out with the green rubbish yesterday. Taken away no problem.

and yes, had enough of christmas.

While I'm here I must say that nobody bothered to put any lights out in front of their house in my road!!

[Passiflora]

We had our brown bin collection last Saturday and noticed bin men took some small trees from neighbours ok (have an artificial one so no problem for me).

Then again just around the corner there's lots of big trees left on the pavement.

[Nigello]

Two had not been collected near me, so when I saw a van with some trees in the back parked up nearby I let the driver know the address. When I came back home about 45' later they'd been taken (but other trees remain in and around SE22).

[Renata Hamvas]

The should be collected on the day you put out your brown bins.

Renata

[i*Rate]

Sorry to sound like Scrooge, but think about all the years of natural resources that went into growing those trees, just to be cut down, dressed up for a few weeks and then shredded.

I suppose its one way of making chippings for the parks though?

Have a green New Year everyone!

[Penguin68]

but think about all the years of natural resources that went into growing those trees,

Natural resources like CO2, which is now trapped in the trees and will be released very slowly as mulch. As long as you don't burn trees then there are significant benefits to using them as CO2 traps if you believe in that sort of thing. They also provide things like an income to foresters and intermediaries, making use of land which

is not ideal for other sorts of crop. Apart from relatively poor quality land the resources used are water (which is not lost) and CO2, which is trapped for a time. The price we pay for Christmas Trees is well over the cost of the usable timber grown, so benefits the growers and retailers. You need to think of whole life costs and whole life benefits, across the value chain here. On that basis Christmas trees are very much a good thing. (And our parks get chippings at only process costs, the raw material is otherwise free to them).

[cactus]

Noticed a few trees lying on the pavements today, with those metal stands still attached to them. The ones that the sellers were screwing into the trunk for an extra couple of pounds, instead of the usual logs. Looks like bit of a hassle for the recycling team now, having to remove them before chipping.

[singalto]

I wish people would not chuck their Christmas trees on the pavement.

[Penguin68]

This morning (Tuesday 10th) in Underhill the tree collection seemed very organised and went smoothly. This was our first collection after 12th Night, when I suspect the bulk of trees would have been taken down. So Veolia/ The Council has got this right (for us, at least).

[DovertheRoad]

Renata Hamvas Wrote:

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> The should be collected on the day you put out

> your brown bins.

> Renata

Hi Rebata, trees on Dovercourt were put out by today's brown bin collection but not picked up by either means.

We'll see if it happens later this week....

[Nigello]

Four trees on the left-hand side of Eynalla (as you walk into the park) and plenty dotted in and around SE22. Is it because the drivers of the caged vans are not spotting them, or do they leave them if they are too large? If that is the case, could not the council advise people about the restrictions on recycling trees over a certain size before trees are bought?

[1921]

Hi Renata,

Brown bins collected twice now and my tree is still here. What is happening this year with the council? I live on Ashbourne Grove SE22, it is very windy tonight so not sure where my tree will be in the morning!

Thanks

Louisa

[SoozieW]

We chopped ours up into 3 bits and stuffed them into our brown bin and they got taken away no problem.

[Countrlass22]

Southwark s newsletter states remove wooden or metal base all decirations place next to brown bin for collection.

Or drive to tip with id proof address they will also collect old broken or unwanted artifical trees.

Tip is now open monday to sunday 8.30 am to 4.30pm. Instead of monday to friday its new extended hours giving those working in week wishing get rid items and not pay can go weekends.

Vans now have to pre book and only 4 free visits.no commercial waste they pay buisness rate..

[Renata Hamvas]

Hi all, they should be collected when brown bins are emptied. Please let me know which streets haven't had them collected so that I can report this. (it may be purely that the vehicles were full and they have to return to some streets.) So far I have Ashbourne Grove, Eynella Road and Dovercourt Road.

Thanks

Renata

[edg2016]

They haven't been collected from East Dulwich Grove (Lordship Lane end) or Derwent Grove. Thanks

[d.b]

They are still out on streets uncollected around Colwell Road/Playfield Crescent, as of this morning when I left the house.