Festive bin and recycling collections - what you need to know

While most services will run as usual in Richmond during the festive season, there are a few adjustments over Christmas and New Year to help keep everything running smoothly.

Check our revised collection dates, plus details on how to recycle your real Christmas tree for free. You can get your tree collected alongside your rubbish and recycling or at one of our convenient drop-off points.

Bin and recycling collection changes

We will be running a revised collection schedule from Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 3 January 2026.

Normal collection day	Revised collection day
Thursday 25 December	Saturday 27 December
Friday 26 December	Sunday 28 December
Monday 29 December	No change
Tuesday 30 December	No change
Wednesday 31 December	No change
Thursday 1 January	Friday 2 January
Friday 2 January	Saturday 3 January

You can find out more about waste and recycling services over Christmas.

Christmas tree recycling – free and easy

When it’s time to say goodbye to your Christmas tree, we offer a simple and free way to recycle it responsibly.

Real Christmas trees will be collected for recycling on your usual garden waste day between 5 to 16 January. You can check your collection day.

We will not collect your tree if it is:

• Plastic or not real
• Still decorated
• In soil, or with excessive soil attached
• In a pot or stand
• Over 6ft - please cut it into smaller pieces

Drop-off points

Alternatively, you can take your tree to a drop-off point between Friday 26 December 2025 and Saturday 31 January 2026.

Remove any decorations or pots first.

Christmas tree drop-off points:

• Squire’s Garden Centre car park, Sixth Cross Road TW2 5PA 
• Old Deer car park, TW9 2RA
• Ham Street car park, TW10 7RS 
• Nelson Road car park, TW2 7BB 
• Hampton Library car park, TW12 2AB 
• North Lane car park, TW11 0HJ
• Barn Elms sports centre, SW13 0DG - opposite Barnes Rugby Centre

Take it to Townmead Road

You could also book a slot and take your Christmas tree to Townmead Road Recycling Centre.

Let’s start the New Year with positive habits by reducing waste, reusing where possible, and recycling right here in Richmond.

More information

You can find out more about Christmas tree recycling.

Garden waste suspension

While we prioritise Christmas tree collections, all garden waste sack and bin collections will be suspended for two weeks from Monday 5 to Friday 16 January 2026.