Kirklees Together

Did you know you could help two much-loved local hospices by arranging for your Christmas tree to be collected and recycled? All from the comfort of your own home!

We’re supporting The Kirkwood and Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice to give your real Christmas tree a new lease of life and extend the goodwill of the season.

Get involved

By arranging a no-hassle tree collection, you can dispose of your tree ecologically whilst helping to raise essential funds for two charities that support children and adults with life-limiting illnesses.

We will be providing vans and staff for each charity to help with the collections, as well as chipping the trees so they’re ready for reuse.

Last year over 3,500 Christmas trees were recycled in Kirklees, raising £48,000 for the charities. The trees collected were turned into wood chippings to be used as top dressings on soil in local parks, sports fields, and farms, while some were used as biomass for green heating.

Councillor Yusra Hussain, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said:

“We’re delighted to be supporting our two Kirklees Hospices for the sixth year running with their tree collection campaigns.  Tree recycling has a positive effect on our environment as we work towards our Net Zero goal, and vital funds are raised to help people in our community.

“This year we hope to collect and recycle even more, which will result in fewer trees being inappropriately discarded or fly-tipped and valuable nutrients being put back into the earth, not to mention considerable funds raised for two very important local Hospices.”

Each charity is slightly different but for a donation of around £10 you’ll not only have your tree collected but you will also help to fund their vital work.

The Kirkwood will be collecting in; Most HD postcodes:

• BD19
• WF13
• WF14
• WF15
• WF16
• WF17

They cannot collect from the following postcodes: HD6, HD7 6 and HD9

You can support The Kirkwood and arrange for your tree to be collected by visiting their website: https://www.thekirkwood.org.uk/how-you-can-help/campaigns/treecycling

Registration closes at Midnight on Sunday 8th January, collections will take place between Thursday 11th and Sunday 14th January 2024

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice will be collecting trees across all of Kirklees and West Yorkshire.

You can support Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice and arrange for your tree to be collected (minimum £10 donation) by visiting their website: https://shop.forgetmenotchild.co.uk/product/xmas-tree-collections/

Registrations close at midnight on Sunday 7 January 2023, collections will take place between Saturday 6 and Sunday 14 January.

By participating in Christmas Treecycling, you can make a positive impact on the environment and support two important charities in your community. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to give back this holiday season!