Christmas trees

You can dispose of your Christmas tree in various ways. You can chop your Christmas tree into small pieces and place them in your vegetable, fruit, garden and food waste (VFG+F) wheelie bin. From 6 - 17 January 2025, you can also place your tree next to your wheelie bin, or the central local communal VFG+F (gft+e) container. You can also take your Christmas tree to the Waste Recycling Centre.

Only Christmas trees without decorations, lights, stand, bucket or wooden cross will be collected. 

Disposal from 6 January

  • Chop your Christmas tree into small pieces and place everything in your VFG+F wheelie bin. Make sure that the lid of the wheelie bin will close properly.
  • From 6 - 17 January, you can place your Christmas tree next to your wheelie bin on collection day (VFG+F and Plastic packaging, tin and drink cartons). These will be collected by extra refuse vehicles. During busy times, your Christmas tree might be collected 1 or 2 days later.
  • The waste collection calendar shows when the wheelie bins are emptied.
  • Take your Christmas tree to the Waste Recycling Centre.
  • From 6 - 17 January, place your Christmas tree next to the local VFG+F collection container. The refuse guide app ‘Afvalwijzer’ contains an overview of the locations of underground residual containers (Apple store, Google play store). 
  • Take your Christmas tree to the Waste Recycling Centre.
  • If the containers are located inside the complex where you live, place your Christmas tree next to the local VFG+F collection container between 6 and 17 January. The refuse guide app ‘Afvalwijzer’ contains an overview of the locations of underground residual containers (Apple store, Google play store).
  • Take your Christmas tree to the Waste Recycling Centre.

Disposal after 17 January

After 17 January, you can still dispose of your Christmas tree in various ways:

  • Chop your Christmas tree into small pieces and place everything in your VFG+F wheelie bin. Make sure that the lid of the wheelie bin will close properly.
  • Take your Christmas tree to the Waste Recycling Centre.
  • Make an appointment for the collection of Garden waste. 
     

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