OLD Christmas cards and Christmas trees are being put to good use in a recycling scheme run by Testway Housing.

The trees are being turned into mulch for Testway's flowerbeds in Andover and Romsey, and the Christmas cards are being collected for a charity which will turn them into gift tags for future years.

Unwanted trees can be left at the bin store behind Testway House in Greenwich Way, Andover today and they will be chipped into mulch by the Testway estates management team. A container for Christmas cards will be nearby. The service is open to all the community, not only Testway tenants.