Recycling Your Tree

Once you’ve enjoyed the last few cosy nights admiring the tree, extracting the last out of the festive spirit, eaten the last few left over chocolates you start to consider how you’re going to dispose of your beautiful Christmas tree. One of the big benefits of choosing a real Christmas Tree is that it is fully recyclable. The County Councils do a fantastic job each year of recycling Christmas Trees to create bark chippings for use in parks. We’ve compiled a list of where you can bring your tree for recycling to get the most out of the environmentally friendly Christmas tree you chose.

The four Dublin councils have made it very easy to dispose of your tree - here’s where you can bring it to - please check the Council websites for opening hours:

Dublin City Council - website for full details:

· Oscar Traynor Road, Coolock, Collins Avenue, Dublin 11

· Collins Avenue, Dublin 9

· Windmill Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12

· Gulistan Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin 6

· Grangegorman, Upper Grangegorman Road, Dublin 7

- Ringsend Civic Amenity Site, Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4

- 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, Whitehall, Dublin 9

- Croke Park, St. Joseph’s Avenue entrance

South Dublin County Council - awaiting updated information on 2023 on the website:

Lucan

· Beechpark open space

· Sarsfield Park open space

· Haydens Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley Park

· Foxborough open space

Palmerstown

· Glenaulin Park

· Woodfarm Acres

Clondalkin

· Corkagh Park (St Johns Road car park)

· Corkagh Park (Green Isle car park at Caravan Park entrance)

· Collinstown Park

· Quarryvale Park

· Foxdene open space

· Grand Canal open space (junction of Bawnogue and Lockview roads)

Tallaght

· Raheen open space (opposite Raheen Shopping Centre)

· Seán Walsh Park – Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community College) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way.

Greenhills

· Tymon Park – Limekiln car park

· Tymon Park – Tymon North Road car park

Old Bawn

· Church car park (beside shopping centre)

Firhouse

· Car park at Cherryfield (off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout)

· Car park at Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Road opposite Woodlawn Estate

Rathfarnham

· Rathfarnham Castle Park – car park

Saggart

· Parks Depot on Mill Lane

Dun Laoghaire County Council - website for full details:

· Blackrock Park Main Entrance

· Cabinteely Park Car Park

· Killiney Hill Car Park

· Marlay Park, Grange Road Car Park

· dlr Parks Depot, Sandyford Road, (Near Kilcross Estate)

· Shanganagh Recycling Centre Car Park

· West Pier Car Park, Dún Laoghaire

Fingal County Council - website for full details:

Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush/Lusk

· Bath Road Car Park, Balbriggan

· Red Island Carpark, Skerries

· Barnageeragh Carpark, Balbriggan Road

· Hayestown Open Space, Rush

· Orlynn Park, Access Road, Lusk

Swords/Donabate/Portrane

· Estuary Recycling Centre (normal opening hours only)

· Rathingle Playing fields car park

· Swords Manor pitches

· Donabate Community Centre Car Park

· The Brook, Portrane

· Santry Demesne Car Park

Malahide/Portmarnock/Baldoyle/Howth

· Public Car Park, Back Road, Malahide Demesne

· Public Car Park, Strand Road, Portmarnock

· Kinsealy Court, Kinsealy

· The Banks Car Park, Malahide

· Seagrange Park, Baldoyle

· Sutton Park, Sutton

· Harbour Car Park, Howth

Blanchardstown/Castleknock

· Millennium Park Car Park, Snugborough Road Extension, Coolmine – park opening hours only.

Check local council websites for Opening Hours and further details. If you are located outside Dublin please check your local council website for details of local collection points.