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Christmas Tree Recycling

Leave the effort of getting rid of your Christmas tree to us!

If you live in Exeter, Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Honiton, Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary, there’s now an easy way to recycle your Christmas tree and help local people with a terminal diagnosis at the same time!

On Thursday 8, Friday 9 and Saturday 10 January 2026, Hospiscare volunteers will be heading out in force to collect and recycle your Christmas trees.

Register your tree here

Please support Hospiscare and help us to continue providing free palliative and end-of-life care for the local community. In return for a donation (we suggest £20 per tree), we will collect and recycle your Christmas tree. Your donation will help make a real difference to local patients and their families across Exeter, central and east Devon.

How your donation will help

  • £36.50

    would pay for an hour’s specialist bereavement care

  • £48.20

    would cover the cost of a nurse's home visit

  • £192.37

    supports a nurse's shift on our in-patient ward

A team of Hospiscare volunteers will collect and recycle your Christmas tree on Thursday 8 January, Friday 9 January and Saturday 10 January 2026 in the following postcode areas: EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5 1, EX5 2, EX5 3, EX5 4, EX5 5, EX5 7, EX6 7, EX6 8, EX8, EX9 6, EX9 7, EX10, EX11 1, EX14 1, EX14 2, EX14 3

  • Remember to decant any decorations, take the tree out of the pot (if it has one) or remove the base. We cannot remove or recycle these.
  • Your tree must be ready to collect by 8am, please note we cannot guarantee which day or time your tree will be collected.
  • Your tree must be left in a clear, unobstructed, and visible location. If possible, without causing obstruction.
  • If your property is hard to locate or has restricted access, please provide extra directions on the registration form to help our volunteers reach you and collect your tree smoothly.
  • Due to Health and Safety policy our lovely volunteers are unable to, under any circumstances, enter your property or any confined or restricted space to access your tree.

If you would like to get involved with the collection, volunteer your time or help in any way please get in contact with us at treecollection@hospiscare.co.uk.

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Join our tree collection team

Could you donate your time, and a van to help us collect Christmas trees to be recycled?

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Our Christmas Tree Recycling works in partnership with JustHelping

JustHelping's national Christmas tree collection supports volunteers, businesses and charities to contribute to their community and the environment and raises essential funds for hospices and communities. After costs, 90% of monies raised will go to Hospiscare, the remaining 10% will be distributed to charities in the local community.