Wondering what to do with your Christmas tree when the holiday season wraps up? Consider bringing it to a chipping event to support a local community group and dispose of your tree in an environmentally-friendly way.
Find chip-up locations and other disposal options below. Please remove all decorations before disposing of your tree.
Chip-ups by donation
North Shore Scouts Chip-up
Park Royal North, west of London Drugs (at the tree lot)
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 3
- Sunday, January 4
- Saturday, January 10
- Sunday, January 11
Website: Scouts Chip-up
Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club Chip-up
Ambleside Park parking lot (bottom of 13th Street)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday, January 1 to Monday, January 5
Website: Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions
Cut into bundles for curbside collection
Christmas trees can be set out with your yard trimmings or in your Green Can on collection day, provided that it is prepared as follows:
- Place small trimmings and branches in a lidded 77-litre can with a Yard Trimmings decal. Kraft paper bags with folded tops are also accepted.
- Bundle twigs and branches with biodegradable string or twine. No wire, nylon, or plastic strapping is allowed.
- At the curbside, place bundles beside, not inside, cans.
More information on yard trimming limits
Drop off as green waste at the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre
Fees apply.
More information on the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre