We know that it’s a bit early to be thinking about taking down your Christmas decorations, but you can recycle your real tree and benefit a local charity this year – all in one go.
Sue Ryder, the national healthcare and bereavement charity that runs the St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger, is encouraging Bedfordians to sign up to their Christmas Treecycling initiative which will see volunteers collecting your tree from your front door, front garden or driveway.
You can take advantage of the service within the MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43, MK44, and MK45 postcodes and collections will be made between 9 and 12 January 2025 in return for an optional donation to the charity.
Book your collection slot at Sue Ryder’s website.
Real Christmas trees are 100% recyclable and can be turned into compost or wood chippings that can be spread over local parks or woodlands or turned into biofuel, so residents who choose the green scheme will not only be supporting Sue Ryder but will also be helping reduce landfill.
Last year Sue Ryder provided palliative care to thousands of families across the country, including those supported out of Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger.
Sue Ryder’s bereavement support includes an online community forum, free bereavement counselling service, personalised text support and Grief Kind Spaces in Keysoe, Moggerhanger and Milton Ernest in Bedfordshire.
7,199 trees out of landfill
Nick Burr, Senior Community Fundraiser at Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice said: “Last year our Christmas Treecycling service across the UK kept 7,199 trees out of landfill, helping to reduce the impact on the environment.
“The initiative also raised over £119,000 for Sue Ryder – enough to fund over 4,000 hours of expert and compassionate palliative care from our nurses, so that fewer patients need to face death alone.
“By choosing to recycle your real tree with an optional donation to Sue Ryder, your Christmas tree could become the gift of expert care and support for seriously ill people and their loved ones.
“We’re encouraging residents in and around Bedfordshire to this year make the tree-mendous choice of an optional donation when you register for our Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling service this year because no one should face death or grief alone.”
This year’s Christmas Treecycling scheme is supported by Welch Group, Mint Construction, Solid Steel, AutoGlass, M&DH, Dunbia, Bartlett Tree Experts, Sherpa, HBC Logistics, GBRS Ltd and Shuttleworth Collection & Gardens.
Collection capacity for the eco-friendly initiative is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. For more information and to secure your collection before midnight on 5 January 2025, visit sueryder.org/treebedfordshire.
