Our tree-mendous collection service returns!
Our Christmas tree collection service is back – and this year it’s bigger and better than ever as we branch out to collect from even more postcodes.
This January, in exchange for a donation, we will collect your real Christmas tree, take it away and recycle it. No needles in the car, no trips to the tip! This year we will be collecting from 47 postcodes across the KT, GU and TW areas.
Working in partnership with JustHelping, a UK charity who aim to empower communities to raise money for local causes, Shooting Star will receive 90% of money raised, with the other 10% distributed to our local charities.
Simply register your real tree with us, and our dedicated volunteer elves will collect it from your doorstep. We welcome a minimum suggested donation, and every tree collected will help local families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved, across Surrey, south-west London and north-west London.
This year’s collection will take place between Monday 11 – Thursday 14 January 2027, and trees will be recycled sustainably with the support of our valued partners, Merrist Wood College and The Tree Agency. All you need to do is sign up and register your tree before midnight on Thursday 7 January 2027.
What’s more, as well as supporting local families, you will be helping the environment. Recycling and chipping your real Christmas tree with Shooting Star will reduce it’s carbon footprint by up to 80% – not to mention saving you time, hassle and mess – so you can start your new year needle free! Last year, we collected xxx trees which in turn saved over xxx kg of Co2 emissions.
Trees will be recycled into environmentally friendly compost by Merrist Wood College for our Guildford based collection. For the Hampton-based collection, trees will be chipped sustainably by our other partner, The Tree Agency.
Corporate Relationship Manager, Ellie Constable shared, “We’re so happy to launch our Christmas tree collection service again and with us almost doubling the number of postcodes we’re collecting from this year, we’re hoping it’s going to be the biggest and best so far! The ongoing support we have from the community who register their trees and donate is so valued, and allows us to be able to provide our vital support to local families, while helping our supporters out and ticking something off the new year to do list!
“As ever, a huge thank you to our main sponsors Ridge, and the many volunteers from our corporate supporters including SKY, Kier Highways, Ellis Wines, Balfour Beatty, Hill Group, Burbeck Interiors Galliford and Drainline.”
Registration is now open so give your Christmas tree one final chance to shine and book your collection.
