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Christmas tree collections

There will be no city-wide real Christmas tree collection in 2024.

If you are subscribed to our Garden Waste collection service, you can put your real Christmas tree out for collection on your next scheduled garden waste collection day, with your bin. 

Trees over 1.8 metres (6 foot) tall should be cut into smaller pieces so that they can be safety lifted by one person. Please remove all decorations and lights.

Our Garden Waste service will be suspended from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and restart on Wednesday 8 January 2025.

Non–garden waste subscribers are asked to take any real trees to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC). Please note that bookings are required for visits to all Hampshire HWRCs.

Southampton HWRC is open seven days a week, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day when the site is closed. Between 1 October to 28 February Southampton HWRC is open 9am to 4pm, but it is closed from 12.30pm to 1pm each day.

Real trees should not be put in the general waste bin, as the bin will be rejected as contaminated.

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