Life

30th Dec 2023

Here is how and when to dispose of your Christmas tree in Ireland

Jody Coffey

An emotional goodbye

The festivities have passed, the decorations are down, and the resolutions are set, now it’s time to dispose of your Christmas tree.

Luckily, many local authorities nationwide have facilities across January to correctly dispose of your tree, some of which are at no cost.

Once you’ve made your peace with the fact that Christmas is over for another year, find out where to dispose of your tree below.

Dublin

Dublin City Council are providing a free Christmas tree disposal service at a selection of centres, civic amenity sites and local drop-off points from January 6th to 21st January 2024.

Recycling Centres

Oscar Traynor Road Bring Centre, Oscar Traynor Road, Dublin 5
Grangegorman Bring Centre, Grangegorman Road Upper, Dublin 7
Rathmines Bring Centre, Gullistan Terrace, Dublin 6
Windmill Road Bring Centre, Windmill Road, Dublin 12
Ringsend Recycling Centre, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4
Ballymun Recycling Centre, Carton Way, Dublin 11
North Strand Recycling Centre, Shamrock Terrace, Dublin 1

Local drop-off points (Between 9am and 5pm)

Good Counsel Liffey Gaels GAA Club, Sarsfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Sandymount Strand Car Park, Strand Road, Dublin 4
Clontarf Promenade Car Park, Clontarf Dublin 3
Mellowes Park Depot, Mellowes Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Albert College Park, Whitehall, Dublin 9
Croke Park Christmas trees can be recycled at Croke Park from the 4th to the 12th of January 2024.

More information can be found at dublincity.ie.

Cork

Cork County Council are providing a free Christmas tree drop-off service at several civic amenity sites from now until January 31st, 2024.

The following locations will be accepting trees on select dates and times.

Clonakilty CAS
Derryconnell CAS
Castletownbere CAS
Skibbereen BS
Bandon CAS
Macroom CAS
Raffeen CAS
Rossmore CAS
Youghal CAS
Millstreet cas
Mallow CAS
Kanturk CAS

Unless otherwise stated, facility opening hours are 9.00am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

Please ensure to check the times first before visiting your local drop-off point at corkcoco.ie

Tipperary

Christmas trees are taken free of charge at several recycling centres and civic amenity sites across North and South Tipperary after Christmas at appointed times.

Please check the opening hours of your local drop-off point before bringing your tree to:

Donohill Recycling Centre, Donohill
Cashel Civic Amenity Site, Cashel
Fair Green, Carrick-on-Suir
Nenagh Recycling Centre, Nenagh
Roscrea Recycling Centre, Roscrea
Templemore Town Park, Templemore
Parnell Street Car Park, Thurles.

Galway

Galway County Council is accepting Christmas Trees for recycling from January 6th until 13th, 2024.

They will be accepted free of charge at the normal hours of the following sites:

Athenry: Public Car Park beside Kenny Park
Ballinasloe: Civic Amenity Site, Poolboy, Ballinasloe H53VH95 (Open January 6th, 9th, 11th, and 13th only)
Clifden: Beach Road
An Cheathrú Rua: Halla Éinne Car Park H91RX2X
Gort: Lough Cutra Quarry, Bunnasrah, Gort
Loughrea: Fairgreen, Courthouse Road
Mountbellew: Black Quarry, Mountbellew – Ballinasloe Road (Near 50km speed limit sign)
Oughterard: Car Park, Oughterard
Maigh Cuilinn: Behind the bringbanks on Mountain Road
Portumna: Beside bringbanks, Castle Avenue H53WN23
Tuam: Civic Amenity Site, Athenry Road H54Y512
Headford: Council Yard beside Mart
Oranmore: Oranmore Community Centre beside GAA Pitch H91AV2D

Kilkenny

Householders can drop off their Christmas trees for recycling at the following locations free of charge between the 4th and 18th of January, 2024.

Fairgreen Car Park, Graiguenamanagh
Adjacent to the Bottle Banks in Bennettsbridge
Quay Car Park, Thomastown
Supervalu Car Park, Callan
Pound Car Park, Piltown (Normal Opening Hrs)
Entrance to Assumption Place, Urlingford
The Square, Freshford
Fairgreen, Ballyragget
Castlecomer Council Yard, Donaguile
Adjacent to the Bottle Banks, Goresbridge

After January 18th, the following recycling centres will accept Christmas trees for a small charge.

Dunmore Waste Disposal & Recycling, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny
Granny Recycling Centre, Grannagh

Laois

Real Christmas trees will be accepted for recycling free of charge at Kyletalesha Landfill Site until January 27th, 2024

Please remove all lights and decorations beforehand.

Artificial trees will go into landfill.

Meath

Christmas Trees will be accepted at Navan, Trim, Kells and Thornton’s Dunboyne Recycling Centres for shredding from December 29th.

Navan Recycling Centre = Unit 1, Mullaghboy Ind Est, Athboy Rd, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 NX24 (Tel: 046 9066170 or Mobile: 086 1723061)
Kells Recycling Centre – Lloyd Business Park, Cavan Rd, Kells, Co. Meath (Tel: 046 9293436 or Mobile: 087 7495357)
Trim Recycling Centre – Manorlands, Summerhill Rd, Trim, Co. Meath (Tel: 046 9486775 or Mobile: 086 8196813)
Dunboyne Recycling Facility – Thorntons Recycling – Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunboyne, Co. Meath (Tel. 01 6235133)
Beauparc Recycling Centre, Panda Waste – Rathdrinagh, Beauparc, Co. Meath (Tel. 01 8298992)

They will also be taken at the following locations during office hours:

Meath County Council Depot Duleek (behind Garda Station)
Pillo Hotel Ashbourne
Meath County Council Offices Drumree Rd Dunshaughlin

Please note real trees only

Kildare

Christmas trees can be brought for shredding as mulch to the following locations in Kildare from Wednesday, January 3rd until – Sunday, January 21st, 2024.

Athy – Meeting Lane carpark
Celbridge – Interchange yard
Clane – GAA club
Maynooth – Council Depot (beside Fire Station)
Monasterevin – Moore Abbey carpark
Naas – Fairgreen
Newbridge – Council Nursery (accessible heading towards Naas – follow signs)

Roscommon

Real Christmas Trees can be recycled at any of the below Civic Amenity Sites:

Ballaghaderreen
Boyle
Castlerea
Roscommon

A recycling ticket is required to use this service (you can also bring a car load of recyclables with your ticket).

Tickets for a small car/van are €3.50 each and are sold in books of four – for the full list of places to purchase tickets and material accepted at these recycling centres follow the link here.

All Civic sites will be open Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays from 8am to 4pm.

Closed lunch from 1pm to 1.30pm (except Roscommon).

All Civic Amenity Sites are closed on bank holidays.

Leitrim

A Christmas Tree disposal service will be available at the Manorhamilton and Mohill Civic Amenity Sites in Co. Leitrim on the following dates:

January 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th
Friday: 11am – 2pm and 3pm – 6pm.
Saturday : 9am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm

**The cost is €6.00 per tree, however, if there is more than one tree, personnel at the gate of the Civic Amenity Sites will inform members of the public of the cost for disposal **

Tickets for Civic Amenity sites can be purchased at the following locations:

Ballinamore – Murphy’s Newsagents, St. Brigid’s Street, Ballinamore
Carrick On Shannon – Masterson’s Service Station, Dublin Road, Carrick on Shannon
Drumshanbo – Gibbons Centra, Main Street, Drumshanbo
Manorhamilton – McCormacks Service Station, Sligo Road, Manorhamilton
Mullins Service Station, New Line, Manorhamilton
Killasnett Co-op, Sligo Road, Manorhamilton
Mohill – Baxters Centra, Station Road, Mohill
Aurivo Co-op, Hyde Street, Mohill

Tickets can be purchased in Books of 5 for €30 or individually for €6

Mayo

Mayo County Council’s Civic Amenity Centres – Derrinumera and Rathroeen – will operate under the following opening hours over the Christmas period.

Derrinumera

Monday – Friday: 9am – 12.50pm & 1.30pm – 4.30pm, Saturday: 9am – 1pm, Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays ((098) 41632)

Rathroeen

Monday – Friday: 9am – 12.50pm & 1.30pm – 4.30pm, Saturday: 9am – 1pm, Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays ((096) 75959)

Kerry

Clare

There will be a free Christmas tree disposal in Co. Clare from January 5th until 20th, 2024 at the following drop-off points:

Central Waste Management Facility. Ballyduff, Beg, Inagh.
Lisdeen Recycling Centre & Transfer Station, Kilkee
Scariff Recycling Centre & Transfer Station
Shannon Recycling Centre
Gardening Section, Gort Rd, Ennis (adjacent to Cois na hAbhna – drop off point outside the gates)

Please check each drop-off location for up-to-date opening hours.

If your county is not listed, please seek information on where and how to dispose of your Christmas tree from your local authority.