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10th November 2021 How and where to recycle or donate your Christmas tree in Manchester | 2026
Emily Sergeant
The new year is here, and the ’12 days of Christmas’ are up… which means it’s time for a fresh start.
Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve both feel like things of the past now, and for most of us, this is our first proper week back at work too, which means (if you haven’t already) it’s time to tackle the task of taking down and putting away all the festive decorations – even if it is one of the dullest times of the year and it signals that the magic of Christmas is over.
For those of us that opt for a real Christmas tree though, the end of the year always brings one question – now what do we do with it?
Manchester City Council has aimed to answer that very question by providing residents with a handful of different ways to recycle their Christmas trees to make sure they’re put to good use and don’t go to waste or get dumped.
Here’s the different options.
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Recycle it in your food and garden waste bin
You can recycle your Christmas tree by cutting it up and placing it in your food and garden waste bin, but you’ll need to make sure you take the following steps before doing so.
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- Remove all decorations and fairy lights
- Take off the base or wooden block if your tree has one
- Make sure the trunk is not thicker than your wrist. Wood thicker than your wrist is too big and can’t be put in the garden and food bin. Large trunks and wooden bases can be taken to a recycling centre.
Donate it to charity
Did you know you can donate your Christmas trees to charity? That’s right – for residents living in Manchester, all you’ll need to do is register your tree with national charity JustHelping, along with a donation towards the collection, and you can help a local hospice or charitable cause in the city-region.
The money raised will go to good causes in the area, including Moya Cole Hospice (previously St Anne’s Hospice), Francis House, and We Love Manchester.
You can find more information and register your tree here.
Take it to a local drop-off point
You can drop your real tree throughout January at:
- Angel Meadow Park (entrance Old Mount Street) – M4 4HA
- Castlefield Bowl – M3 4JR
- Cutting Room Square (Cotton Street side) – M4 6BF
- Smithfield Estate, Northern Quarter (opposite Smithfield Craft Centre) – M4 5JD
- Sackville Gardens – M1 3W
- Wythenshawe Park and Gardens Athletics Track – M23 0PH
- Heaton Park (Middleton Road entrance) – M8 4NB
- Boggart Hole Clough (near the Visitor Centre) – M9 7DH
- Patchett Street, off Hyde Road in Ardwick – M12 4RY
Bring it to your local recycling centres
And finally, wherever you live in Manchester, you can take your real Christmas tree – and even your artificial tree that is beyond reuse – to your local recycling centre for free of charge, but it’s worth noting that if you’re planning on using a van, pick-up truck, or a twin-axle trailer to dispose of your tree, then you’ll probably need to apply for a permit.
You can find information about your nearest recycling centre here.
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Are you elsewhere in Greater Manchester? Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) has teamed up with local councils and charities across the region to provide Greater Manchester residents in all 10 boroughs with several different options for either recycling or donate their old Christmas trees.
Find out everything you need to know here.
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Featured Image – Jelleke Vanooteghem (via Unsplash)
The smash-hit daytime rave where you can still be in bed early is returning to Manchester
Clementine Hall
That’s right: Day Fever, the daytime rave designed to still get you tucked in at a reasonable hour, is coming back to Manchester city centre this year.
Following their biggest raft of shows across the UK and Ireland in 2025, the smash-hit night out that is very much aimed at those of us 30 and over – but fellow sleepy heads are obviously more than welcome – Day Fever are targeting big things in 2026.
Launched in early 2024 by actress Vicky McClure and Reverend & The Makers frontman, Jon McClure, Day Fever has become a cultural sensation.
From its debut in Sheffield to a tour that sees thousands of ravers hitting the dance floor each month, the message is clear: people want to dance and let loose, but still be in bed before 9pm – and let’s be honest, who can blame them?
Running from 3-8pm, Day Fever provides a proper night out that doesn’t completely write you off for the entire weekend.
“It started as a WhatsApp idea”, says Jon McClure. “Jonny just said, ‘A daytime disco, how good would that be?’ We’re all a bit nuts, so we just said, ‘Come on then!’”
“It feels like a massive house party at your nan’s,” laughs Vicky. “No drama, no egos, just people acting daft, getting dressed up, and having the best time.”
From here in 0161 and our mates over in Leeds, to Newcastle, Glasgow and many more, each Day Fever event has its own unique flavour.
There’ll be local DJs who know their crowds keep the energy high with a nostalgic mix of Northern Soul, disco, indie, and 90s classics. “Manchester goes mad for Oasis,” says Jon, “and if Vicky’s there, we have to play Whitney, it’s non-negotiable!”
For starters, just look at the turnout they got over Christmas:
They last popped up their second home of New Century Hall over the festive period, so it’s no surprise they’re coming back from.
Day Fever will be turning up the speakers at New Century once again on Saturday, 31 January, and we will absolutely see you there.
Find the rest of UK tour dates for 2025 down below:
- 24-Jan-26 Glasgow BAaD
- 24-Jan-26 Nottingham Palais
- 24-Jan-26 Sheffield City Hall
- 31-Jan-26 Leeds Project House
- 31-Jan-26 Leicester Athena
- 31-Jan-26 Manchester New Century Hall
- 31-Jan-26 Newcastle Boiler Shop
- 31-Jan-26 Nottingham Rock City
- 7-Feb-26 Dublin The Academy
- 7-Feb-26 Liverpool Camp And Furnace
- 7-Feb-26 London HERE @ Outernet
- 7-Feb-26 Oxford O2 Academy
- 14-Feb-26 Brighton Concorde 2
- 14-Feb-26 Cardiff Tramshed
- 14-Feb-26 Norwich Adrian Flux Waterfront
- 14-Feb-26 Nottingham The Palais
- 14-Feb-26 York The Barbican
- 21-Feb-26 Bristol O2 Academy
- 28-Feb-26 Aberdeen P&J Live
- 28-Feb-26 Belfast Ulster Hall
- 28-Feb-26 Glasgow BAaD
- 28-Feb-26 Leeds Project House
- 28-Feb-26 Newcastle Boiler Shop
You can sign up for tickets right HERE.
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