Urban Planning, Ecological Transition, Urban Services and Housing

Christmas trees and decorations made from organic materials can be taken to one of the 227 collection points located around the city between 7 and 17 January. The trees collected are used to make mulch, which provides a protective organic layer on top of soil in parks and gardens in the city. This is a way for avoiding them being dumped in public space and at the same time using this natural resource for the city’s green spaces.

What to bear in mind before taking your Christmas tree to a collection point?

Before taking trees and other organic decorations to collection points, you need to remove all decorations from them.

How to find the nearest collection point for trees?

There are 227 collection points. You can find the nearest at: https://www.barcelona.cat/nadal/ca/informacio-practica/recollida-davets-de-nadal.

What happens to all the trees collected?

They are taken to a municipal nursery, shredded and the resulting material left to mature to make mulch, a gardening element which helps retain humidity and aerate the soil while also helping to keep weeds at bay.

How many trees were collected in 2022?

Last year’s collection resulted in 9,351 Christmas trees, producing 180 cubic metres of mulch.