Council urges residents to recycle Christmas trees

Here's a not so silent Knight... Environment chief Councillor Chris Knight poses at the Town Hall with all the things you can recycle after Christmas, even the traditional tree behind him. He's telling everyone who will listen about what's going on between January 4 and 17 when the council will be collecting used trees for recycling.
He said: "We have tried to make it as easy as possible for residents to protect the environment this Christmas. Christmas can be a wasteful time of year and we are keen that rubbish is either reduced or as much as possible is composted and recycled. We would especially encourage as many people as possible to recycle their trees - this ensures they are composted and put to good use. Last year we recycled 8,500 tree it would be great to beat this figure."