Your cash and non-perishable food donations collected at the events will be distributed to local charities.

Every year, City staff and Lions Club volunteers provide Christmas tree chipping events. After the trees are chipped, they are taken to the Vancouver Landfill to be composted.

Set out your tree for collection

Live, cut Christmas trees will be collected from households with City Green Bin service during the weekend of January 11 to 12, 2020. To ensure pickup, residents should set out their tree by 7am on Saturday, January 11.

To get your tree ready for pick-up:

Remove all decorations and tinsel

Lay the tree on its side

Leave the tree loose (no bags, string, or rope)

Do not put your tree inside your Green Bin

January 11 to 12 is also a designated leaf collection weekend. Leaves should be set out in paper yard waste bags or in store-bought bins (max. 100 litres) by 7am on Saturday, January 11.

Drop off your tree at the transfer station or landfill

Bring your tree to the Vancouver South Transfer Station or Vancouver Landfill for free until January 31. Remove all decorations and tinsel beforehand.