christmas trees on the street

[Oops]

Does anyone have any information on whether the christmas trees that have been left out on the streets will be collected by the council?  They're starting to obstruct the pavements......  

 

[Cancerian]

I’ve attached a screen shot of what Southwark can do with Christmas trees. So sad to see them lying around. Can’t understand why people throw them out and block the pavements.  

[Nigello]

Can’t understand? It’s easy - they’re selfish. entitled and unneighbourly (unless they’ve requested a free pickup, but even then they ought to keep them in the garden or on DYL, etc.). 

[malumbu]

I'm not a Christian, nor do I follow other faiths but really don't understand all of this.  I am happy to embrace the season of good will, and put the decs up.  I may even sing the odd carol.  But to buy an Xmas Tree, at some cost, and then dump it afterwards - what is it about the season of good will you are celebrating?  Good will to your other neighbours who end up paying for the disposal through their council tax? Even I am allowed to odd rant from time to time, two with my issue about chewing gum!

[CPR Dave]

We left ours in our fown front garden on 5th Jan, not blocking anyone. 

The council workers moved it from there onto the street on bin day. 

They then collected it the next day.

The council make a profit by composting or chipping our gifted tree and selling that on.

[Angelina]

Christmas trees are pagan, not Christian. It’s the Winter solstice, although it’s obviously easy to overlook the meaning with the consumer fuelled marketing of Christmas.

There are fewer trees on the streets than houses which mean that the majority of people dispose of theirs responsibly.

Edited January 12 by Angelina

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2 hours ago, Nigello said:

Can’t understand? It’s easy - they’re selfish. entitled and unneighbourly (unless they’ve requested a free pickup, but even then they ought to keep them in the garden or on DYL, etc.). 

Our street put them out ready for collection last Tuesday, the rubbish and food bins were emptied but the trees weren’t taken, neighbouring roads were.  All back in the front gardens ready for Tuesday.  Don’t generalise. 

[Oops]

Thank you everyone.  Let's hope they all get cleared sometime soon. 

[Sue]

On 12/01/2025 at 17:16, Angelina said:

There are fewer trees on the streets than houses which mean that the majority of people dispose of theirs responsibly.

Many people have artificial trees, some people have real trees in pots which they keep from year to year, and some people don't have a tree at all, so the fact that there are fewer trees on the streets than houses doesn't necessarily mean that "the majority of people dispose of theirs responsibly"!

Does the council not publicise their requirements anywhere other than on  their website?

I never  have a cut tree, but if I did have, I would assume that the council collected them, particularly seeing other trees on the pavement.

So I don't think it's necessarily the case that people are being selfish or unneighbourly, though as with anything, some might be.

They just may not know that if they don't have a brown garden waste bin, they have to contact the council to arrange collection.

[CPR Dave]

We didn’t have to contact the council.

they took our tree out of our garden and put it in the road themselves for collection.

[Sue]

5 hours ago, CPR Dave said:

We didn’t have to contact the council.

they took our tree out of our garden and put it in the road themselves for collection.

So if they are doing this for everyone, what's the point of asking people to book a collection, which is just making more work for the people answering the phones and arranging the collection?!

Or do you already have a garden waste bin, as per the guidelines above?

[teetomthomas]

I think Christmas tree collections are already processed by AI. 

[CPR Dave]

Are they asking people to book collections?

I dont have a brown bin.

[Sue]

44 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

Are they asking people to book collections?

I dont have a brown bin.

I was going by the screen shot posted above by Cancerian.

[Cancerian]

Yes it’s quite clear about how to get rid of them on the Southwark website. If  you don’t have a brown bin then if you don’t book a collection just chop it up! 

 

[ydrmdy]

What a fuss over Christmas Trees. I can think of more important things to worry about, but sadly, some people don't. 

[Sue]

7 hours ago, ydrmdy said:

What a fuss over Christmas Trees. I can think of more important things to worry about, but sadly, some people don't. 

This is a section of the forum about local issues.

If you want to post about "more important things" which are not solely related to local issues, there is a lounge section for that purpose.

🙄

Edited January 15 by Sue

[ydrmdy]

It's something we have deal with every year.

Edited January 15 by ydrmdy
Wrong reply

[Sue]

37 minutes ago, ydrmdy said:

I would hardly call a Christmas tree a local issue. Knife crime, maybe.

The thread was started because of uncollected trees being a potential  obstruction on pavements.

They could be a problem for people in wheelchairs, with prams or with mobility issues.

Edited January 15 by Sue