We want to recycle even more of your waste than ever before this festive season – including your Christmas trees.

You would be surprised how many items from this Christmas can be recycled, rather than tossed in the bin.

Find out below when your weekly recycling and rubbish collections are during the New Year period so you can help us maximise our festive recycling.

New Year’s Day collection will be on Saturday 2 January. All collection days will be back to normal by Monday 4 January.

Top Christmas recycling tips

1. Mixed paper and card: Put Christmas cards and wrapping paper (not metallic wrapping paper) in your clear sack or smart bank.
2. Mixed textiles and clothes: Traid also offers a free collection for clothing and textiles. Call 020 8733 2595 to book.
3. Food waste: For tips to help reduce your food waste this Christmas, check out the Love Food Hate Waste website. If you have a garden, why not get a composter from the Get Composting website and recycle your leftover sprouts?
4. Batteries: Recycle your old batteries. There are also bins at many supermarkets and stores.
5. Small appliances: Recycle small electrical items, such as mobile phones and hair dryers, by organising a free collection from Traid. To book, call 020 8733 2595, or visit the Traid website.
6. Large appliances: Need a bulky waste collection? For large items, like furniture or appliances, call 020 8753 1100 to book a bulky waste collection. (Charges apply).

Christmas tree recycling

If you normally get an on-street rubbish collection, simply leave your tree where you would leave your rubbish.

Please make sure:

• it is a REAL tree
• it is clearly visible
• it is not obstructing the pavement
• all decorations and pots are removed.

Please put your tree out for collection before 7am on your regular collection day between Monday 4 January and Sunday 17 January. 

Designated Christmas tree drop-off points

You can also take your tree to one of the designated drop-off points below:

• Bishops Park (next to cafe, Bishops Park Road/Stevenage Road entrance)
• Cathnor Park (next to the play area, Greenside Road)
• Fulham Palace Road Cemetery (opposite Queensmill Road)
• Loris Road Community Gardens Batoum Gardens
• New King's Road (on edge of Eel Brook Common)
• Normand Park (opposite Lillie Road entrance)
• Ravenscourt Park (by football pitch, access by foot via Ravenscourt Park Road)
• South Park (hard standing next to cricket nets, access by foot via Woolneigh Street)
• Wormholt Park (Sawley Road entrance)
• Wormwood Scrubs car park (off Scrubs Lane)

Find out more at www.lbhf.gov.uk/christmas.