City council supports Compton Care’s Treecycling scheme

Compton Care, a specialist provider of palliative and bereavement support, is once again teaming up with City of Wolverhampton Council to launch its popular ‘Treecycling’ scheme.

Now in its seventh year, the Christmas tree recycling initiative offers residents across Wolverhampton the opportunity to have their real Christmas trees collected and recycled in return for a donation to support Compton Care’s vital work in the community. As well as covering households across all WV postcodes, the scheme also covers DY3 and this year has expanded to include ST19 and TF11 postcodes.

Tree collections will take place between 8 and 10 January, with all trees collected, shredded and converted into biofuel, providing an environmentally friendly way for local people to dispose of their Christmas trees while supporting families living with life limiting conditions.

Becky Wilson, Associate Director of Fundraising for the charity said: “We’re incredibly grateful to the City of Wolverhampton Council for their continued support of Treecycling, and to everyone who has taken part in previous years. Thanks to the generosity of our local community, we collected more than 1,300 Christmas trees last year and raised an incredible £25,000. Every tree registered and every donation made this Christmas will help us continue providing specialist palliative care and bereavement support to local people and their loved ones when they need us most.”

Every year, the charity supports local people living with life limiting conditions through its range of specialist services, including clinical care on its Inpatient Unit and out in the community, providing specialist care to patients in the place they call home. Patients’ families also have access to the charity’s services and specialist bereavement support.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, Cabinet Member for Resident Services at City of Wolverhampton Council, joined the charity recently to launch the scheme. He said: “Compton Care provides invaluable support to local people and families throughout the year, and we’re delighted to be supporting Treecycling once again. It’s a simple way for residents to make a difference, just register your real Christmas tree, and the team will collect and recycle it while your donation helps fund the charity’s vital services. We’d encourage everyone with a real tree to sign up and support this fantastic local cause.”

 Becky concluded: “We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our Treecycling partners, JustHelping, as well as our valued supporters at C&W Commercials and Wolverhampton Tree Services. Their generosity, dedication and willingness to give their time, resources and expertise year after year play a crucial role in making the scheme a success, and we are incredibly grateful for their ongoing support”.

For more information visit: Treecycling | Compton Care