PEOPLE are being asked to take their real Christmas trees to their local dump -- so they can be shredded and turned into compost.
Tree shredders are being placed at the civic amenity sites on Black Horse Street, Blackrod, Raikes Lane, Bolton, Union Road, Tonge Moor and Cemetery Road, Radcliffe.
Bosses at Red Rose Forest and Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority are also urging people to recycle their glass, cans, paper and packaging.
Christmas trees generate about 9,000 tonnes of extra rubbish nationwide each year, filling already overflowing landfill sites.
The compost created from recycling trees is used to spread on new Christmas tree growing sites.
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