Limerick City and County Council is encouraging all households to dispose of their real Christmas Trees in an environmentally friendly way.
The council-run recycling centres in Mungret, Kilmallock, Newcastle West and Gortadroma will accept Christmas Trees for the month of January 2025.
Opening hours for the Civic Amenity Centres in Mungret, Kilmallock and Newcastle West can be found at limerickrecyclingcentres.ie and Gortadroma Recycling Centre details can be found at Gortadroma Waste & Recycling Centre.
Limerick City and County Council is setting up three additional collection points where people can drop off their real Christmas Trees for recycling. There is a limit of one tree per person.
The collection points will be open from 9.30am until 3pm on the following days and locations:
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Saturday 04 January 2025 - Our Lady Of Lourdes, Childers Road
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Friday 10 January 2025 - Watch House Cross Complex, Moyross
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Saturday 11 January 2025 - Musgrave’s Car Park, Park Road, Rhebogue
All trees will be shredded for use as bark mulch across the various parks in Limerick and will contribute to the compost/bark mulch freely available to the public from Mungret Recycling Centre.
Christmas 2024 Opening Hours for Limerick Recycling Centres and other Limerick City and County Council Services can be found on Limerick.ie/Council.
Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Green New Year!
