RECYCLING
Christmas tree-cycling
It is exciting buying a
Christmas tree because
it feels like festive season
has truly started and the
build-up to the big day can
begin. But what happens
to it once the fun is all over,
and it is standing in the
corner of a room looking
sad and bare?
T
he simple answer is: It
can be taken away to be
composted. Once again this
year the council is providing a
doorstep collection of Christmas trees.
On the same day of the week as your
usual rubbish or recycling collections,
the council will collect old Christmas
trees for composting – between
Wednesday, 28 December and
Friday, 27 January.
Make sure you check on the back
page of this magazine for any changes to
your usual collection day over Christmas
and the new year. Tree trunks must not
exceed 20cm in diameter or 6ft in height
(taller trees can be cut in two). And
remember to remove all decorations.
Alternatively, real Christmas trees
can be taken to one of the council’s
parks and open spaces listed below,
any time in January – and up until
12 February, to include those trees left
up longer:
10
around ealing
Winter 2016/17
If you buy a real tree with roots,
you can then put out in the garden
and use it again next year
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Acton Green Common
Acton Park
Berkeley Fields (Berkeley Avenue)
Churchfields, Hanwell (car park)
Cleveland Park
Ealing Central Sports Ground
(Horsenden Lane South)
Ealing Common (Junction of Grange
Road and The Common)
Elthorne Park (Boston Road)
Islip Manor Park (Eastcote Lane car
park)
North Acton playing fields
Perivale Park (Cowgate Road)
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Pitshanger Park
Ravenor Park (Oldfield Lane
South and Ruislip Road)
Rectory Park (Parkfield
Drive)
Southall Park (Green
Drive)
Southfields Park
Spikes Bridge Park
(West Avenue)
Springfield Gardens
(Rosemont Road)
Walpole Park (Lammas
Park Gardens)