During the first weeks of January, cities in Metro Vancouver offer several options for recycling Christmas trees, from putting them in the green bin, to curbside pick-up, to chipping fundraisers that benefit local charities.
Homeowners looking to dispose of their natural trees after the holidays as Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody are each hosting a chipping fundraiser.
During the first weeks of January, cities in Metro Vancouver offer a number of options for recycling Christmas trees, from putting them in the green bin, to curbside pick-up, to chipping fundraisers.
VANCOUVER Both the Port Moody and Surrey fire departments will be hosting drive-through tree chipping events with COVID-19 precautions in place. Proceeds from Surrey’s event will benefit the Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society and Port Moody’s will benefit the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund. A host of other community groups in Metro Vancouver are also offering by-donation tree chipping events. Both Port Moody and Surrey’s events are asking for a donation in exchange for chipping the tree. “Please remain in your vehicle at all times,” cautions the promotional material for the Port Moody event. In Vancouver, similar tree chipping events have been cancelled due to COVID-19, and people are being asked to put their trees out on the curb for collection day or even chop their tree up into small pieces and put it in their city compost bin.