Gloucestershire residents can get the new year off to a good start by recycling their Christmas tree with Sue Ryder, through its Treecycling Gloucestershire initiative.
The national healthcare and bereavement charity — which runs Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, the only in-patient palliative care unit in the county — is collecting Christmas trees in selected GL postcodes between Monday 12 and Friday 16 January 2026.
Its team will collect the trees direct from your front door, garden or driveway, offering a convenient and environmentally friendly way to dispose of your Christmas tree to stop it ending up in landfill.
Real Christmas trees are completely recyclable, so every tree that's collected will be turned into compost or wood chippings that can be used in parks, gardens and landscaping projects, or turned into renewable biofuel.
The money donated will go towards helping Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice provide free palliative care for local people with life-limiting illnesses and bereavement support to their families.
Alysia Cameron-Price, community fundraising manager at Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, explained what a difference Christmas Treecycling makes to Sue Ryder.
She said: 'Last year our Christmas Treecycling services in Gloucestershire saved 1,579 trees from landfill, raising £36,500 for Sue Ryder, helping more people than ever to access our specialist care and support.
'By choosing to recycle your real tree with an optional donation to Sue Ryder, your Christmas tree could become the gift of expert care, advice and compassion for those living with serious illness, death and grief. So that no one faces death or grief alone.'
This year’s Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling scheme is sponsored by Greenway Tree Care, JustHelping and JB Event Hire; and supported by SDL Solutions, Cotteswold Dairy, Hacklings, A&E Fire, Workplace Interiors, Kilbury Construction, Hillside Delivery, Grundon, NG Bailey and Harleywood Haulage.
Anyone wanting to book a collection can do so until midnight on Tuesday 6 January 2026.
For more information, or to book a collection, visit sueryder.org/treeglos.
For any queries, contact the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice fundraising team on 01242 246270 or by emailing leckhampton.fundraising@sueryder.org.
