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 the Kringloopplein. Those who hand in 50 trees or more will get the amount transferred through the bank. This way, we work together to create 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: Friday 10 January
- Hardinxveld-Giessendam: Saturday 3 and 10 January
- Molenlanden: Saturday 3 and 10 January
- Vijfheerenlanden: Wednesday 7 January, from 3pm
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.