Christmas tree collection

Every Christmas tree without a wooden cross, pot, nails or decoration will earn residents of the Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden and Vijfheerenlanden municipalities money again this year. You can hand in your Christmas tree at collection points in the neighbourhood, at the environmental centres or at the Kringloopplein. In this way, we work together on a tidy neighbourhood and give trees a second life. 

The Christmas tree collection is now a firm tradition. Children in particular look forward to it every year. With a bicycle, wagon or trailer, they go into the neighbourhood to collect as many trees as possible. 

Call for children

Go outside with your brothers, sisters and friends. Collect trees during the Christmas holidays and see who in the neighbourhood still has a tree. Make arrangements with neighbours to collect them during or after the holidays. This way, everyone knows when the tree will be removed and the neighbourhood stays tidy. It is fun, you are outdoors and you earn some money.
It also helps keep the streets clean and tidy. Delivered trees are shredded. Then processors turn it into soil improvers and ground cover. In this way, Christmas trees turn into a valuable raw material. So participating is not only good for your wallet, but also for the environment. 

Christmas tree collection locations

The digital map below shows all Christmas tree collection locations. Click on the red Christmas trees, zoom in and quickly see where, when and at what time you can bring Christmas trees to your neighbourhood for a fee of 50 cents. 

Make arrangements together 

Make arrangements with neighbours, relatives or children in the neighbourhood. Agree who will hand in the tree and when. This will prevent trees from being left outside too early or too late and keep the neighbourhood tidy.  

Collection times per municipality

Neighbourhood collection takes place on different days for each municipality:

  • Gorinchem: Saturday 10 January 
  • Hardinxveld-Giessendam: Saturday 3 and 10 January 
  • Molenlanden: Saturday 3 and 10 January 
  • Vijfheerenlanden: Wednesday 7 January 

Below you can see for each municipality where, when and at what time you can collect Christmas trees. Click on the plus sign (+) for the collection times in your municipality.

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Locations

Location Location Time
Centre Outside the Watergate 16:00 - 17:00
Guild district Wijnkoperstraat corner Gildeweg 13:45 - 14:45
Haarwijk Car park Jagerslaan, environmental park Anne Frank school 08:30 - 09:30
Haarwijk Car park Willem van Arkellaan opposite no.30 09:45 - 10:45 am
High Dalem The Walbus car park 16-15 - 5pm
High Dalem Shopping centre Hoog Dalem, car park 1 09:45 - 10:45 am
Low Dalem Merwedonk, car park 08:30 - 09:30
Lingewijk Van Hoorneplein, near environmental park 15:00 - 16:00
East Kromme Akkers car park 11:00 - 12:00
East Car park Maria Tesselschadestraat, near environmental park 12:15 - 13:15
East Vondelingstraat, rear car park Oosterbliek 13:30 - 14:30
Old Courts Rowan, rear parking area De Uilenhof 12:30 - 13:30
Barn candles Car park Dr Hiemstralaan, next to SSBO de Rotonde 11:00 - 12:00
Side shield Main embankment, near environmental park 14:45 - 15:45
Saturday 3 and 10 January 2026

Locations

Location Location Time
Boven-Hardinxveld Spot 2, public lawn 15:00 - 16:00
The Blue Zoom Bellefleur, between Calvijn and Willem de Zwijger College 09:00 - 10:00
The Pods Peulenplein, at football cage entrance 12:00 - 13:00
Giessendam-West Tonne tape, back of The Miracle Worker 10:30 - 11:30 am
Wielwijk Cornelisweer, car park near De Wielewaal sports hall 13:30 - 14:30
Saturday 3 and 10 January 2026

Locations

Location Location Time
Arkel Square 983 08:30 - 09:30
Bleskensgrave Church street, car park at church Reformed Congregation 12:15 - 13:15
Brandwijk/Molenaarsgraaf Intersection Graafdijk Oost / Ocker Repelaerstraat 11:00 - 12:00
Giessen-Oudekerk H.J. Van Dijkstraat near the school 12:00 - 13:00
Giessenburg Sportplein 2c, car park VV Peursum 13:30 - 14:30
Goudriaan Raadhuisstraat intersection south side 14:45 - 15:45
Groot-Ammers Opposite the Eben-Haëzer school - near parking spaces Irenestraat/Willem-Alexanderplein 12:00 - 13:00
Hoogblokland School Street, cafeteria the Pavilion 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Hornet Dirk IV square 08:30 - 09:30
Kinderdijk Christineweg, near Balkengat playground 14:45 - 15:45
Nieuw-Lekkerland Dorpslaan behind housing association Lek and Waard Wonen 11:00 - 12:00
Nieuw-Lekkerland Stork, at 't Waellant 12:15 - 13:15
Nieuw-Lekkerland Vletstraat, car park of tennis club NLTC 13:30 - 14:30
Nieuwpoort/ Langerak School Street 13:30 - 14:30
Noordeloos Van Brederodestraat, car park of swimming pool De Spettertuin 12:00 - 13:00
Oud-Alblas Dorpsstraat, off Reformed Church 14:45 - 15:45
Schelluinen Church tree street near trap field 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Streefkerk Burgemeester Dekkingstraat, behind Reformed Church 13:30 - 14:30
Vineyards Dorpsstraat, village hall 't Wingerds Hof 16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Locations

Location Location Time
Ameide De Zodenslagen 2, terrain fire station 14:30 - 16:00
Everdingen Graaf Florisstraat, playground 14:30 - 15:30
Hagestein Bongerd, village hall De Biezen 14:30-15:30
Hei- en Boeicop Hei- en Boeicopseweg 27, former town hall 14:30-15:30
Hoef and Haag De Brink 2, PLUS car park 14:30 - 16:00
Hoef and Haag Hoevestein Ribbon, castle grounds 14:30 - 16:00
Kedichem Church street, car park Reformed Church 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Leerdam Drossaardslaan 68, car park Pepijn preschool 14:30 - 16:00
Leerdam Forward field, car park 14:30 - 16:00
Leather trousers Raadhuisplein 1, De Schakel village hall 15:30 - 16:30
Lexmond Gregoriuslaan 46, car park Brede School De Bijenkorf 14:30 - 15:30
Meerkerk Lindestraat 1, car park village hall De Linde 14:30 - 16:00
Newland Torenstraat 2, Brandpunt village hall 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Schoonrewoerd Dorpsstraat, opposite De Ambachterij bakery 14:30 - 15:30
Vianen The Hagen, near the Aldi 14:30 - 16:00
Vianen De Looch 3, De Voorhof primary school 14:30 - 16:00
Vianen The Wed 14, near school De Rank 14:30 - 16:00
Vianen Amaliastein/Agniese van Langerakdreef intersection 14:30 - 16:00
Zijderveld Sidewende 1, village hall De Krooshof 14:30 - 15:30

Return to environmental centres and Circle Square with environmental pass

Those wishing to get rid of the tree sooner or later can contact the environmental centres or the Kringloopplein in Nieuw-Lekkerland. Access is only possible with the environmental pass. A fee of €0.50 per tree also applies here from 27 December to 10 January.

Borrow a trailer for free

Lots to take away? Or bring away when it suits you? Borrow a trailer free of charge from Waardlanden. You may use the trailer for a maximum of two hours. This makes cleaning up and taking it away to the waste disposal site a lot easier.  

Borrow a trailer from Waardlanden for 2 hours free of charge

Christmas trees are not waste 

Do not throw your Christmas tree in the kitchen waste container. The resin from a Christmas tree cannot be composted. And do not set Christmas trees on fire. Burning releases harmful substances into the air. This is not only bad for the environment, but can also cause health problems in people. Collected trees are shredded. This reduces harmful emissions and gives the trees a "second life".  After the trees are shredded, processors convert it into soil improvers and ground cover. So your discarded Christmas tree is not waste, but a valuable resource. 

Do you have a Christmas tree with a root ball? Then you can also plant it in your garden after the holidays and use it again next year. Don't have a garden, no room in your garden or prefer not to have a Christmas tree in your garden after the holidays? Then always deliver your Christmas tree to a collection location,  the environmental street or the Kringloopplein.

Rules of the game and points of interest 

  • The collection campaign is for residents only. Companies are excluded from participating 
  • Hand in your Christmas tree without decoration, pot, nails or wooden cross 
  • Don't put anything by the collection containers as we won't be able to empty them. 
  • A Christmas tree should not go in the vegetable, fruit and garden waste container (GFT). Resin cannot be composted. 
  • From 50 Christmas trees onwards, payment is by bank transfer. 

Frequently asked questions and answers about Christmas tree collection

You don't have to wait until the collection day in your neighbourhood. Between 27 December and 10 January you can hand in your tree at the waste disposal site or Kringloopplein, whenever it suits you. You can borrow a free trailer from Waardlanden for this purpose. You may use the trailer for a maximum of two hours. This makes cleaning up and delivering to the recycling centre much easier.
You can also make an appointment with someone near you who can take your tree.

Yes, you can. Many residents - and especially children - collect trees in the neighbourhood. Agree together on who collects trees and when they are handed in. This avoids littering the streets.

Do not put your tree outside before. Bring your tree to a collection point on collection day. Can't go to the collection point yourself? Then hand in your tree at the environmental centre or Kringloopplein, or make an appointment with someone nearby who can take your tree for you. 
This way, we prevent trees from being left on the street and together keep the neighbourhood neat and tidy.

They are processed into valuable raw materials such as compost, green gas and ground cover. Some of the bedding goes to a nearby farm and is used there as a nice warm bed for the cows. And when the cow manure is added, it composts together. Then that compost can be spread on the land again. Thus, discarded Christmas trees are not waste, but a valuable resource.