Update (12/01/2016)
Please note due to a high number of people putting out Christmas trees for recycling, some trees have not been collected yet. The team is working hard to collect them all as soon as possible. Please check this webpage for future updates. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
Kerbside Collection
If you would like us to collect your Christmas tree along with your recycling and rubbish, please place it out on the pavement on your collection day from today, until the end of January. Please remove all decorations and plastic stands.
Collection points
You can also take them to one of the following collection points between Saturday 9 and Saturday 23 January. Please remove all decorations and plastic stands.
- Archbishop’s Park, Carlisle Lane, SE1
- Clapham Common, Windmill Drive, SW4
- Streatham Common, rear of Upper Common car park, SE1
- Lambeth Reuse and Recycling Centre, Vale Street (Closed Tuesday and Wednesday), SE27 9PA
Estate collections
If you live on an estate, please place your tree in your bulky waste collection area.
What happens to the collected trees?
All trees collected will be taken to a large composting facility. The finished product is used to improve farmland around London, reducing the need for artificial fertiliser.
Our block of flats on xxxxxxxxxx put our trees down in the rubbish collection area as advised, 22 days ago. There are 10 Christmas trees there and the recycling and rubbish collection people have stopped collecting our waste since Christmas. Could someone collect our rubbish Christmas trees and recycling? Are we allowed to put rubbish on the pavement as there is no space now?
Apologies Jenny,
please contact our Rubbish and Recycling team so they can investigate and resolve. https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/contact-the-rubbish-and-recycling-team
Our tree (in Lilford Road) was taken promptly with our rubbish – thanks very much. However, I notice that the tree of some neighbours has been lying uncollected on the pavement for several weeks. It seems that they made a special effort by removing all the branches of the tree before putting it out. Possibly your people have not recognised it as a Christmas tree? It is at about number 58 Lilford Road.
Hi Robert,
Thank you for letting us know, I will email the service to ask them to collect it.
I put my tree out on 2nd January and there it still sits. It seems all the other trees on Knollys road have been collected, with the exception of mine.
Apologies Louise,
If it is clear of decorations and doesn’t have anything else attached to it, I don’t know why it wasn’t collected with the others.
If it is not collected by the end of Friday please contact the Rubbish and Recycling team http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/contact-the-rubbish-and-recycling-team
No trees have been collected on Danbrook rd.
There at least 8 on the pavement currently. Some of them are over 6ft tall
Can I still put my tree out for kerbside collection? I missed it last week.
Hi Conor,
Yes, you can put your tree out on your usual collection day throughout January. Regards
No trees appear to have been collected from Hazelbourne Road today. It’s very difficult to walk down the pavement!
Apologies Peter, due to a (wonderfully) high number of people putting out Christmas trees for recycling, some trees have not been collected yet. The team are working hard to collect them all as soon as possible.
I left my tree outside today, the usual collection day, and it has not been collected – neither by the recycling team nor by the household waste team.
Hi Katrina,
I believe it is collected with the food waste, hopefully they will get to you shortly.
Regards
I’ve had the same problem. Trees are now blowing everywhere and creating a hazard. We cannot wait another week.
Apologies Rebecca, please email the team at StreetCareCallCentre@lambeth.gov.uk and they will be able to advise. Thanks.
I left my tree outside my flat on my collections day (today) and it was not collected?
Apologies Paul, the team are working hard to collect as many trees as possible. If it hasn’t been collected by next week please email StreetCareCallCentre@lambeth.gov.uk Thanks