Tree time is done and it’s off to the wood chipper a la Fargo, minus the gore.
Here’s what you need to know to send your tree off into the great unknown.
The city’s annual tree chipping service alongside Lions Club volunteers runs Jan. 4 and Jan. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Remove all tinsel and decorations before ridding yourself of the tree and bring cash or a non-perishable food donation to the following locations:
- Kerrisdale Community Ice Rink parking lot (5670 East Blvd., north of 41st Avenue)
- Kitsilano Beach parking lot (Cornwall Avenue and Arbutus Street)
- Sunset Beach upper parking lot (Beach Avenue and Broughton Street)
- Trout Lake Community Centre parking lot (3360 Victoria Dr., south of East 12th Avenue)
Curbside collection
Live, cut Christmas trees will be collected from households with city green bin service during the weekend of Jan. 11 and 12, 2020.
Set out your tree by 7a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 to ensure pick up.
Make sure to remove all decorations and tinsel; lay the tree on its side; leave the tree loose (no bags, string, or rope) and don’t put your tree inside your green bin.
Jan. 11 and 12 is also a designated leaf collection weekend. Leaves should be set out in paper yard waste bags or in store-bought bins (to a maximum of 100 litres) by 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 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 Jan. 31. Remove all decorations and tinsel beforehand.
Off to UBC with your tree
There’s no beating around the bush at UBC, where tree recycling services begin one day after Saint Nick’s visit.
The party runs daily Dec. 26 to Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A suggested minimum donation of $5 is asked, with proceeds going towards kids attending Thunderbird elementary school.
Drop trees off at the UBC Botanical Garden minus all tinsel and decorations. No yard trimmings will be accepted.
