RESIDENTS will be able to recycle used Christmas trees in January.

Ealing Council will be collecting the dying trees at parks and open spaces throughout the borough, and the re-use and recycling centres.

The trees will be shredded and used for compost in the parks this Spring, although all decorations should be removed before leaving the trees in the parks.

They will not be taken away by the weekly garden waste collection from homes.

The sites are:

* Acton Green Common
* Acton Park
* Berkeley Fields (Berkeley Avenue)
* Churchfields (Car park)
* Cleveland Park
* Ealing Central Sports Ground (Horsenden Lane South)
* Ealing Common (Junction of Grange Road and The Common)
* Elthorne Park (Boston Road)
* Islip Manor Park (Eastcote Lane car park)
* North Acton playing fields
* Perivale Park (Cowgate Road)
* Pitshanger Park
* Ravenor Park (Oldfield Lane South and Ruislip Road)
* Rectory Park (Parkfield Drive)
* Southall Park (Green Drive)
* Southfields Park
* Spikes Bridge Park (West Avenue)
* Springfield Gardens (Rosemont Road)
* Walpole Park (Lammas Park Gardens)

(source:Ealing Times by Alex Hayes)