Christmas tree drop off / recycle

[Strawbs]

Anyone know where we can drop off our xmas tree for recyling locally?

thanks

[daizie]

Over the neighbours fence . Wait till its dark .

[reetpetite]

You can usually drop them at Peckham Rye Park near the recycling centre by the cafe .Check Southwarks recycling site on line.

[Pickle]

They usually collect them with the garden waste recycling after the Christmas period - we've always left ours out with the brown bin and it's been picked up as part of the usual collection.

[ed_pete]

Details from Southwark Council on recycling your trees can be found here.

[SeanMacGabhann]

The cheek of you strawbs!! After last years "lets all carry our trees to the drop off and have a pint" debacle!!

[jimmy two times]

Oi ! What b*stard's just dropped a knackered Christmas tree over my fence !!

[Strawbs]

I know but they may not have had the same thing this year! Happy to retry for the pint and tree drop off if you are keen?

thanks everyone.. x

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> The cheek of you strawbs!! After last years "lets

> all carry our trees to the drop off and have a

> pint" debacle!!

[rgutsell]

HI all

Here is an Xmas tree story..just for the sake of it!! Followed by an environmental question!

Back in the 1970's I was working in the Forestry Commission in North Wales,as a chain saw operator. Trees are planted very close together at first, so that the branches will quickly close the gap between them, and the trees will rush upwards in competition for the light, so growing wood very quickly.

An enterprising thief....(probably a worker too!) parked up a large trailer and took out one in every five trees, in a distant part of the Clocaenog Forest. The newly opened gaps were quickly closed by the trees, and since the plantation was far from habitation etc, no one knew for several years.

Good story...but it raises the question; How do you know how "cocher" your tree was? Did you ever ask the vendor where they got the tree from? And did it come from a sustainable source? The latter is a very relevant question since the Forestry Commission is much less a paper pulp supplier these days, more of a conserver and land holder. There is much less plantation of evergreens in the UK, and most of the planting that is carried out in the UK, is by Private owners or companies with tax breaks still in mind. So, what is the carbon footprint of trees that are probably imported, and very quickly disposed off?

[James Barber]

For some East Dulwich residents who have never used the garden recycling collections that come fortnightly or who have lost track of when the next one will be in the New Year:

Archdale Road Tuesday 12 January

Ashbourne Grove Tuesday 5 January

Barry Road Tuesday 5 January

Bassano Street Tuesday 5 January

Bawdale Road Tuesday 12 January

Blackwater Street Tuesday 5 January

Chesterfield Grove Tuesday 12 January

Crawthew Grove Tuesday 12 January

Crebor Street Tuesday 12 January

Crystal Palace Road Tuesday 12 January

Darrell Road Tuesday 5 January

Derwent Grove Wednesday 13 January

Dudrich Mews Wednesday 6 January

Dulwich Mews Thursday 14 January

Dunstan?s Road Tuesday 12 January

East Dulwich Grove Tuesday 5 January

East Dulwich Road Tuesday 5 January (odd numbers)

Elsie Road Wednesday 13 January

Etherow Street Tuesday 5 January

Fellbrigg Road Tuesday 12 January

Friern Road Tuesday 12 January

Frogley Road Tuesday 12 January

Goodrich Road Tuesday 12 January

Grove Vale Wednesday 6 January

Hansler Road Tuesday 12 January

Heber Road Tuesday 5 January

Henslowe Road Tuesday 5 January

Hindmans Road Tuesday 5 January

Jennings Road Tuesday 5 January

Lacon Road Tuesday 12 January

Lancroft Road Tuesday 5 January

Landells Road Tuesday 5 January

Lordship Lane Tuesday 5 January

Matham Grove Wednesday 13 January

Melbourne Grove Wednesday 6 January

Norcroft Gardens Tuesday 5 January

North Cross Road Tuesday 12 January

Nutfield Road Tuesday 12 January

Oxonian Street Wednesday 13 January

Pellatt Road Tuesday 5 January

Plough Lane Tuesday 5 January

Rodwell Road Tuesday 5 January

Rycott Path Tuesday 12 January

Sage Mews Tuesday 5 January

Shawbury Road Tuesday 12 January

Silvester Road Tuesday 5 January

Spurling road Tuesday 12 January

Tell Grove Wednesday 13 January

Thompson Road Tuesday 5 January

Tintagel Crescent Wednesday 13 January

Tintagel Gardens Wednesday 13 January

Ulverscroft Road Tuesday 12 January

Underhill Road Monday 11 January

Upland Road Tuesday 12 January

Whateley Road Tuesday 12 January

Woodside Mews Tuesday 5 January

Worlingham Road Tuesday 12 January

Zenoria Street Wednesday 13 January

[SCSB79]

The Mrs took ours down and stufed in straight in the brown bin. I see it and comment "there is no way the council will take it away like that, you'll need to chop it up, I'll get you the saw!!!".

I didn't realy get her the saw, but she had the last laugh when the following day it was already gone!! Good ol' Council.

[boswell]

Thanks James - very helpful.

[soniala]

I called Southwark Council as i couldnt recall the day they normally pick up the garden refuse only to be told that they didnt take christmas Trees , when i pointed out that on their own web site they said they did and also a Liberal Democrat Councillor for East Dulwich Ward had indicated that on here they did .Finally he gave me the info which would have been 10 days time, he then informed me it was easier to organise a special pick up BIG Refuse collection instead , which i have now done , i asked whether they would also take my neighbours , but no my neightbour would have to organise herself so i just upped my special refuse collection to 2 trees!!! such hard work ! and walking along my street today i see some many trees out in front - i doubt that they will take them whilst they are in the vicinity!