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:

January 3 & 4, 2026   10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Shawnigan Lake: Mason’s Store & Patio Ltd. 

Mill Bay: Thrifty Foods

Trees can also be recycled at CVRD Recycling Centres free of charge if the tree stem is less than 3 inches. If larger, trees must be disposed of as clean wood waste at $165/tonne.