This is every place where you can recycle your real Christmas tree in South Tyneside

South Tyneside Council has confirmed where you can recycle real Christmas trees after the festive season.

Now that the festivities are over and done with, many will be taking down the decorations and getting the house back to normal for the start of 2026.

South Tyneside Council have confirmed that there are 10 sites in the borough were you can recycle your real Christmas tree.

The local authority has stressed to residents that only real trees with all the decorations removed will be accepted at the recycling sites.

The last collection day for the trees will be Friday, January 16, 2026. Residents are asked not to leave trees at the sites beyond that date.

South Tyneside Council has released a list of sites where you can recycle real Christmas trees.placeholder image
South Tyneside Council has released a list of sites where you can recycle real Christmas trees. | Iconic Media

South Tyneside Council has also warned that trees left in other locations, including back lanes, will be treated as fly-tipping and dealt with accordingly.

These are all the sites where you can recycle your real tree in South Tyneside:

South Shields

  • Temple Park Leisure Centre - next to the Recycling Site.
  • North Marine Park.
  • Readhead Park.
  • Recycling Village at Middlefields Industrial Estate.

Jarrow

  • West Park.

Hebburn

  • Campbell Park.

Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn

  • Disco Fields Park.
  • Grange Park.
  • Cornthwaite Park.
  • Oakleigh Gardens.

For full details about recycling real Christmas trees, visit: https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/5347/Recycling-Christmas-trees.

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