Go Green and recycle your Christmas Tree

Posted by: Jessica D

on: 08 January 2010

For many of us the recent extreme weather has put us behind a bit with a few chores, so if you still have a shell of a real Christmas tree languishing in your back garden, think about recycling it rather than just dumping it. Two Wiltshire recycling centres detailed below process Christmas trees (and much more besides)

Salisbury Household Recycling Centre
Stephenson Road, Salisbury, SP2 7NP
Waste types:
    •    Car Batteries
    •    Tyres
    •    Garden Waste
    •    Christmas Trees
    •    Bulky Garden Waste
    •    Bricks, Rubble, Concrete
    •    Soil
    •    Scrap Wood
    •    Glass Bottles (Green)
    •    Glass Bottles (Amber)
    •    Glass Bottles (Clear)
    •    Car Oil
    •    Household Cleaning Materials
    •    Paints, Varnishes, White Spirit, etc
    •    CFCs
    •    Gas Bottles
    •    Aerosols
    •    Mixed Scrap Metal
    •    Furniture and Bric-A-Brac
    •    Mixed Paper (incl Newspapers, Junkmail, Magazines)
    •    Phone Directories & Yellow Pages
    •    All Plastic Bottles
    •    All Textiles
    •    Fluorescent Lamps
    •    Mixed Metal Food & Drink Cans
    •    Fridges and freezers
    •    Display Equipment
    •    General waste electronics
    •    Large Household Appliances
    •    Gas Discharge Lamps
    •    Aluminium Foil
    •    Spectacles
    •    Asbestos
    •    Paint
    •    Cardboard
    •    Drinks cartons
    •    Shredded Paper


Amesbury Household Recycling Centre
Boscombe Down Business Park, Mills way, Amesbury, SP4 7RX
Waste types:
    •    Car Batteries
    •    Tyres
    •    Garden Waste
    •    Christmas Trees
    •    Bulky Garden Waste
    •    Bricks, Rubble, Concrete
    •    Soil
    •    Scrap Wood
    •    Glass Bottles (Green)
    •    Glass Bottles (Amber)
    •    Glass Bottles (Clear)
    •    Car Oil
    •    Household Cleaning Materials
    •    Paints, Varnishes, White Spirit, etc
    •    CFCs
    •    Gas Bottles
    •    Aerosols
    •    Furniture and Bric-A-Brac
    •    Mixed Paper (incl Newspapers, Junkmail, Magazines)
    •    Phone Directories & Yellow Pages
    •    All Plastic Bottles
    •    All Textiles
    •    Fluorescent Lamps
    •    Mixed Metal Food & Drink Cans
    •    Fridges and freezers
    •    Display Equipment
    •    General waste electronics
    •    Large Household Appliances
    •    Gas Discharge Lamps
    •    Aluminium Foil
    •    Spectacles
    •    Drinks cartons
    •    Paint
    •    Cardboard
    •    Shredded Paper

For more info on what can be recycled where in the Salisbury area, check out Recycle Now.

Jessica

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