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11/25/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/25/2021 19:18

Christmas Tree Recycling scheme branches out into Canterbury and Thanet

FCC Environment » Christmas Tree Recycling scheme branches out into Canterbury and Thanet

Christmas Tree Recycling scheme branches out into Canterbury and Thanet

25th November 2021

Pilgrims Hospices, East Kent's hospice charity, is rolling out the renowned Christmas Tree Recycling fundraising campaign into Canterbury and Thanet for the first time.

The environmentally-friendly fundraising initiative is celebrating a 10-year milestone since its inception in the Ashford Borough Council area.

With the support of Ashford Borough Council, the campaign has raised an incredible £125,000 to help deliver vital care for patients facing an incurable illness in east Kent.

The last campaign saw more than 1,350 trees collected in the Ashford area and over £21,000 was raised for vital hospice services.

Now, with the support of Kent Country Council and Kent's Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) and Transfer Station partner, FCC Environment, the parties are helping Pilgrims with the extension of the scheme.

FCC Environment Operations Director Steve Longdon explained: "After 20 months of operating through an ongoing pandemic, one thing we have learnt is just how much the public value the 12 HWRCs in Mid and East Kent so it's great to be able to get involved with local initiatives like this one which not only helps residents to use our sites for recycling whilst directly benefiting such a good local cause too."

The charity will be collecting real Christmas trees from households in the Canterbury City Council area and selected areas within Thanet (Margate, Westgate-on-Sea, Broadstairs and Ramsgate).

All trees must be booked online in advance through the Pilgrims Hospices website.

The trees are picked up on specially planned rounds and taken to the local FCC Household Waste and Recycling Centre. From there, they make their way to two farm outlets in mid and east Kent, where they are composted within a covered building system.

Two grades of compost are produced - a 20mm grade used for agricultural purposes and a 10mm grade used as a soil improver for general composting and landscaping uses. Some of the trees are also chipped and used for composts locally, some are used for horse jumps at an equestrian centre and others are chipped and donated to an animal rescue centre.

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