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:

Albury

• TBC

Artington

• Park and Ride car park, Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU3 1LP (during opening times only)

Ash

• Coronation Gardens, Ash Hill Road, Ash GU12 6AE

Ash Vale

• Carrington Fields, Stratford Road, GU12 5PT

Boxgrove Park

• Collingwood Crescent / Cunningham Avenue, grass area at junction between the two

Burpham

• Sutherland Memorial car park, Clay Lane, Guildford GU4 7LX (during opening times only)

Bushy Hill

• Bushy Hill Club, Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford GU1 2UG

Chilworth

• TBC

West Clandon

• West Clandon Village Hall, The Street, West Clandon, GU4 7TD

East Horsley

• Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QT

Fairlands

• Community Centre, Fairlands Avenue, Guildford GU3 3NA

Gomshall

• Scout Group HQ, Goose Green, Gomshall GU5 9LL

Guildford

• Burchatts Barn, Stoke Park, London Road, GU1 1TU
• Next to the play area between Drummond Road and Artillery Terrace. Next to Shaftesbury Hall.

Holmbury St Mary

• WI Hall, Felday Glade, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking RH5 6PG

Merrow

• TBC

Normandy

• Royal British Legion Club, Guildford Road, GU3 2AW

Onslow

• Village Hall car park, Wilderness Road, Guildford GU2 7QR

Park Barn

• Youth and Community Centre, Cabell Road, Guildford GU2 8EN

Peaslake

• Pond Lane car park, Peaslake GU5 9RS

Pirbright

• Village Hall, Dawney Hill, GU24 0JE

Ripley

• Village Green, Ripley, Woking GU23 6AF

Shalford

• Scout Hut, Horsham Road, Shalford GU4 8DB

Shere

• Recreation ground, London Lane, GU5 9HF

Tongham

• Recreation ground, Poyle Road, Tongham GU10 1DU

Shooting Star Children's Hospices

They can collect your real trees on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 January, and will dispose of them sustainably with the help of their partners Merrist Wood College and The Tree Agency. They welcome a minimum suggested donation. Bookings open on 15 November and close at midnight on Wednesday 8 January. Book your collection with Just Helping (opens new window).

They are able to collect trees from the following postcodes this year: TW1, TW2, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12, TW13, TW16, TW17, GU1, GU2, GU3, GU4, GU5, GU7, GU12, GU21, GU22, GU23, GU24 and KT16