Festive waste collections and recycling

Christmas tree recycling

Midlothian Council does not offer a separate kerbside collection of real Christmas trees.

To recycle it, please take your real tree to a Recycling Centre.

If you paid for the kerbside collection of garden waste in 2020, you can put your real Christmas tree in your brown bin.

As we suspended the service due to COVID-19, we added more dates to your 2020 service. Your last collection date is now between 1 and 12 March 2021. Download your collection calendar
There will be no collections from 12 December 2020 to 10 January 2021
The additional brown bin collections restart from 11 January 2021
Ensure all garden waste fits securely within your brown bin
Present your bin for collection with the lid closed

Christmas trees can be collected at the kerbside as part of a bulky waste uplift. The charge is from £26 for up to 7 household items.