Uttlesford District Council (UDC) refuse vehicles will be at a number of locations around the district in the new year to recycle your Christmas trees.

The recycled trees can be turned into good quality compost or soil conditioner, or into chippings.

Simply take along your Christmas tree to one of the locations below, and other green waste, for disposal.

Saturday, January 5:

Manuden/Carters Hill/9-10am

Clavering/between village and Clavering Mills/10.30-11.30am

Chrishall/Pinkneys/11.45am-12.45pm

Sunday, January 6:

Thaxted/Margaret Street car park/8.30-11.30am

Stansted/Lower Street car park/12.30-4pm

Saturday, January 12:

Great Dunmow/Chequers Lane car park/9am-3pm

Ashdon/Fallowden Lane car park/9-10am

Great Easton/Village Hall/9-10am

Stebbing/The Downs/10.15-11.15am

Hadstock/Bilberry End then village green/10.15-11.15am

Felsted/Bannister Green/11.30am-12.30pm

Great Chesterford/Meadow Road/11.30am-12.30pm

Barnston/Village Hall/12.45-1.45pm

Littlebury/Recreational ground/1.15-2.15pm

High Easter/Jubilee Field/2-3pm

Sunday, January 13:

Hatfield Broad Oak/Barnfields/9-10am

Lt Hallingbury/Village car park/10.15-11.15am

Hatfield Heath/Broomfields/11.30am-12.30pm

White Roding/Sports and social club car park/1.15-2.15pm

Leaden Roding/School car park/2.30-3.30pm

High Roding/Broadfields/3.45-4.45pm

Real Christmas trees can also be taken to your local recycling centre for household waste. To check opening times visit www.loveessex.org.

Visit www.uttlesford.gov.uk/christmastreerecycling for more information.