Following the introduction of the 'garden tax' payment for green waste collections there was a substantial problem of dumped Christmas trees last year on the pavement and in flower beds and shrubberies around Brent. Some hung around through the summer into autumn.
Brent Council has warned that trees dumped in this way count as fly-tipping. This is their guidance:
Christmas tree recycling
Getting rid of your real Christmas tree after the festive season has ended for another year can be a headache for some, but there are a number of ways that it can be done.
How to recycle your tree
There are three ways you can recycle your Christmas tree this winter.Option 1
You can take it down to the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Abbey Road. Please note this will be closed on 1 January 2017.Option 2
If you're signed up to the garden waste service you can cut your tree into pieces and place these in your green bin and we'll take it in the January collection of the garden waste service.Option 3
You can also take your Christmas tree to a drop off point in a local park or green space in January. Look out for this poster to direct you to the drop off point.
- Alperton: One Tree Hill (entrance off Bridgewater Road)
- Barnhill: Barnhill Open Space (top of Barnhill)
- Brondesbury Park: Brondesbury Pocket Park
- Chalkhill Rec Ground/New Linear Park (Chalkhill Road)
- Dollis Hill and Dudden Hill: Gladstone Park– Kendal Road entrance
- Fryent: Silver Jubilee Park (Bottom of townsend lane)
- Harlesden: Roundwood Park (main entrance Harlesden Road)
- Kensal Green: Furness Road Pocket Park (entrance off Furness Road)
- Kenton: Woodcock Park (entrance off Shaftesbury Avenue)
- Kilburn: Woodhouse New Park (Entrance off Albert Road)
- Tokyngton: King Edward VII Park( Car park St Johns Road)
- Mapesbury: Gladstone Park–Kendal Road entrance
- Northwick Park: Northwick Park (by the car park)
- Queensbury: Roe Green Park (Entrance off Kingsbury High Road)
- Preston: Preston Park Recreation ground (Car Park College Road)
- Queens Park: Queens Park (Kingswood Avenue, the gate is opposite Montrose Avenue and the post code is NW6 6SG)
- Stonebridge: Stonebridge Recreation ground (Car Park at Albert Terrace)
- Sudbury: Barham Park– by main car park/Library
- Willesden Green: King Edward VII Park (Doyle Gardens next to City Academy)
- Villiers Road Pocket Park (Entrance to Villiers Road)
- Welsh Harp: Welsh Harp open space (Carpark)
- Wembley Central: One Tree Hill (Bridgewater Road)