Christmas tree recycling
If you subscribe to our garden waste service, you can chop up your tree and put into your garden waste bin.
If you do not have a garden waste subscription you can take your real Christmas tree to be recycled.
Christmas tree recycling sites
These sites are for real Christmas trees only. All decorations have to be removed from the Christmas trees before the drop-off.
Our sites are:
| Townl | Locaion | Road |
|---|---|---|
| Albury | Village Hall Car Park | |
| Artington | Park & Ride Car Park | Old Portsmouth Road |
| Ash | Coronation Gardens | Ash Hill Road |
| Ash vale | Carrington Fields | Stratford Road |
| Bellfields | Horticultural Club | Bellfields Road |
| Boxgrove Park | Collingwood Crescent / Cunningham Avenue, grass area next to joining part | |
| Burpham | Sutherland Memorial Park Car Park | Clay Lane |
| Bushy Hill | Bushy Hill Club | Bushy Hill Drive |
| Chilworth | Parish hall | New Road |
| West Clandon | Clandon Parish Council / RBL | |
| East Horsley | Village Hall Car Park | Kingston Avenue |
| Fairlands | Community Centre | Fairlands Avenue |
| Gomshall | Scout Group HQ | Goose Green |
| Guildford | Next to the play area between Drummond Road and Artillery Terrace. Next to Shaftesbury Hall | |
| Guildford | Burchatts Barn | London Road |
| Holmbury St Mary | W.I. Hall | Felday Glade |
| Merrow | Merrow Village Club - The collection point will need to go in the first parking bay in Merrow Village Hall Car Park and will need to ve a large one (NOT next to the bring site) | Epsom Road |
| Merrow | Park & Ride | Epsom Road |
| Normandy | Royal British Legion Club | Guildford Road |
| Onslow | Village Hall Car Park | Wilderness Road |
| Park barn | Youth and Community Centre | Cabell Road |
| Peaslake | Pond Lane Car Park | |
| Pirbright | Village Hall | Dawney Hill |
| Ripley | Village Green | |
| Shalford | Scout Hut | Horsham Road |
| Shere | Recreation Ground | London Lane |
| Tongham | Recreation Ground | Poyle Road |
Shooting Star Children's Hospices - Christmas Tree Collection Service
Let Shooting Star Children's Hospices take the hassle out of recycling your Christmas tree. No needles in your car or trips to the tip, simply follow the link and register your tree with them. They welcome a minimum suggested donation, and your support helps them continue their vital work.
Tree collections will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 January 2026, and will be disposed of sustainably with the help of their partners Merrist Wood College and The Tree Agency.
Bookings open on 15 November and close on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
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Shooting Star Children's Hospice are collecting real Christmas trees from the following postcodes this year:
TW1, TW2, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW13, TW16, TW17, GU1, GU2, GU3, GU4, GU5, GU6, GU7, GU8, GU12, GU21, GU22, GU23, GU24, KT14, KT16