When is it OK to dispose of poppy wreaths from November?

[FulhamTilly]

I do a litter pick in my local community regularly.

There is a WWII memorial in our village park/garden square.

Every year, close to Remembrance Sunday, the local parish council, assorted local dignitaries and major-domos, and primary school children from the local school gather to place wreaths on the memorial.

Realistically, the wreaths last a few months before they start to deteriorate due to UV from the sun (the wreaths are made of plastic).

By this time of year (6 months later), the wreaths have deteriorated considerably, and every time a local chow or dachshund knocks the wreath, bits fall off it.

I think the wreaths should be thrown away at this point in time.

What is the correct etiquette?

I’d definitely speak to someone official. I can image someone taking offence and, before you know it, the ‘perpetrators who disposed of the remembrance wreaths’ will be headline news or slated all over FB!
FWIW if it is deteriorating and becoming bits, so basically now just plastic litter, then I think they should be removed too.

There is no guidance as to how long wreaths should remain at memorials after Remembrance Sunday. In some places they are removed after weeks, in others after months. In most places the local Legion branch and local authorities agree on a suitable time to take them away.
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/docs/default-source/membership-documents/remembrance_faqs.pdf?sfvrsn=5f6e70ae_2#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20guidance%20as,time%20to%20take%20them%20away.

I would have thought this should fall under the local councils remit. Our local council removes them about two weeks before christmas, quietly and without faff in the very early morning to avoid offending anyone.

Oh just chuck them. If they're made of plastic they really shouldn't be left there to deteriorate and shed bits of plastic debris all over the place. If anyone complains just point out the simple facts of the matter. Anyone who takes issue after that is just looking for something to moan about and should be completely disregarded.