Tree-cycling donations turn trees into peat-free compost

A christmas tree recycling scheme in Warwickshire has broken it's own record by collecting 3632 trees in one weekend.

Volunteers at the Coventry and Warwickshire Christmas tree-cycling collect donations and trees from homeowners and businesses.

They're booked in before christmas and all collected in one weekend, entirely by volunteers.

Trees are picked up from the driveways of homes and businesses, and taken to Russells Garden Centre in Coventry to be piled up and sorted.

This year, the trees will be sent to make peat-free compost.

The money raised will be donated to Pass the smile for Ben, a childhood cancer research charity in memory of the son of one of the volunteers, and Myton Hospice.

Over 300 volunteers have been working across the weekend to collect all 3632 trees.

Scott Crowther, co-founder of Coventry and Warwickshire Christmas tree-cycling says: "These trees are all going to get shredded by a local forestry company Rofelo. They're going to bring some massive tractors down here, shred all the trees and then they're going to be sent to make peat-free compost this year.