From now on, Waardlanden will collect Christmas trees in the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden and Vijfheerenlanden in the same way everywhere: at a collection point in the neighbourhood and at the environmental centres. Every Christmas tree handed in during the campaign period will yield a lottery ticket with which great prizes can be won. This changes Christmas tree collection especially in the municipality of Gorinchem, where people are no longer allowed to put their Christmas tree by the roadside.
Win a great prize!
For every tree you turn in during the campaign period, you will receive a lottery ticket. This lottery ticket gives you a chance to win great prizes: the main prize is a gift voucher from weekendjeweg.nl worth €500, and there are 71 other prizes to be won, including an Apple smart watch. The more trees you turn in, the more lottery tickets, the more chance of winning a prize. So take part too! The winning lottery numbers will be announced on Friday, 28 January 2022. We will do so on this website.
There are conditions attached to the lottery. View lottery terms and conditions here.
How do you enter the lottery?
Residents can hand in their Christmas tree without decoration, base, nails, cross, pot and/or bucket at any of the environmental centres. The collection for the raffle involves only real Christmas trees, not artificial trees. Note: No Christmas trees can be handed in at the Kringloop square in Nieuw-Lekkerland.
Neighbourhood collection on 8 and 12 January
There are also collection moments in all four municipalities on Saturday 8 January or Wednesday 12 January 2022, when people can hand in their Christmas tree in their neighbourhood. Each Christmas tree handed in on these days earns a lottery ticket.
Collection of Christmas trees in Gorinchem
Collection of Christmas trees Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Collection of Christmas trees in Molenlanden
Collection of Christmas trees in Vijfheerenlanden
Collection at the environmental street from 3 to 15 January
Those with a Christmas tree at a environmental street handed in between Monday 3 to Saturday 15 January 2022, will also receive a lottery ticket for it.
Do not hand in? In the GFT container is also possible
You can also make a Christmas tree small and put it in the GFT container. We ask you to present the container with the lid closed for emptying on the usual collection day. You can find your personal collection schedule on this website and in the free Waardlanden app.
Christmas trees are recycled
Christmas trees handed in - at a drop-off point, environmental street and via the GFT container - are recycled into compost or green gas after shredding. Christmas tree chippings are also used as ground cover in stables. So your old Christmas tree is a valuable resource and not waste.
