2024 Christmas Tree Recycling Events

Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to take down your decorations, dispose of your live Christmas tree and welcome the new year! Please don’t burn your tree; support healthy hearts and lungs and give back to our community instead by recycling your live Christmas tree at a local chipping fundraiser or CVRD Recycling Centre.

Chip In for the Kids by disposing of your live Christmas tree with the Easter Seals’ annual Christmas Tree Recycle. All funds raised will go towards Easter Seals’ programs and services, including Camp Shawnigan. Live trees (without tinsel, lights or decorations) will be chipped in exchange for a donation at the following locations:

• Shawnigan Lake: January 6 ONLY from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 
  1. Mason’s Store & Patio LTD.
      
      
• Mill Bay: January 6 & 7 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 
  1. Thrifty Foods
• Duncan: January 6 & 7 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 
  1. BC Forest Discovery Centre

Trees can also be recycled at CVRD Recycling Centres free of charge if the tree stem is < 3 inches. Trees must be disposed of as clean lumber waste at $100/tonne if larger.