Support your local hospice and recycle your tree this Christmas

A Stafford charity are encouraging residents to recycle their real Christmas trees and help raise funds for the vital work they do.

The money raised from donations go towards providing free care of people with complex,
progressive illnesses from diagnosis to the end of life as well as support for their families.

Supporters can donate and register their tree at www.just-helping.org.uk/register-tree by
midnight on Thursday, 4 January 2024. Trees will then be collected directly from each
property in the week of 8 January 2024 to be recycled.

Once collected, the trees are taken to Mill Farm Recycling near Eccleshall where they are
shredded and eventually recycled into a quality peat free compost which is then used by a
variety of customers including landscapers, farmers and national bagging companies to
supply garden centres and DIY stores.

Lyndsey Howard, Fundraising Coordinator, said: “Mill Farm is a family run business who
have been in the agricultural industry since 1945.

“As well as supporting our care, it was great to see our trees being turned into peat free
compost instead of ending up in landfill, which is costly to both the environment and the UK
taxpayer.”

Last year almost 1,000 trees were collected, over 200 more than the previous year, raising
an incredible £12,000.

Collections will be made from the following postcodes ST14, ST15, ST16, ST17, ST18, ST19,
ST20, ST21, WS11, WS12 and WS15 and are for real trees only with no pots and all
decorations removed.

Katharine House Hospice provides free care and support for adults and their families living
with incurable illness across Mid-Staffordshire. It relies upon the kindness of the local
community to help generate over 75% of the funds needed to run its vital range of services.