Book a collection with Sue Ryder’s Christmas tree-cycling service – they’ll pick up your tree, recycle it, and use the chippings to lay paths at Leckhampton Court Hospice.

Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling collection service runs in Cheltenham from Monday 12 January 2026 to Friday 16 January 2026.

Register by 11:59pm on 6 January 2026. Register here.

6,671 hours of expert care were funded thanks to donations from Sue Ryder's 2024 Treecycling collections across the UK

Alternative options for recycling your Christmas tree in Cheltenham

Garden waste customers can recycle their real Christmas tree at the kerbside once collections resume from Monday 12 January 2026.
Simply place your real Christmas tree next to your brown garden waste bin at the kerbside on your normal collection day and the crews will be able to take it away to be recycled.

Christmas tree drop off point
With the climate emergency now a priority for the council, we want to make sure all our Christmas trees are composted locally, so we encourage you to take your Christmas tree to one of the following drop off points:

From 2 to 9 January 2026, locations around Cheltenham where trees will be collected and recycled:

• Cheltenham Racecourse - New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, GL52 3LT
• Cheltenham Town Football Club - Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5NA
• Old Patesians RFC - Everest Road, Cheltenham, GL53 9LG
• Cheltenham B&Q - Golden valley retail park, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6TA

Please note: Christmas tree drop off points will have a designated area marked off with cones and a sign. Please only use these areas to deposit your Christmas trees.

Christmas trees should be free of lights, decorations, pots or stands.