Buying a real Christmas tree does not deplete the forest. It is like buying food or fiber products and is fully reusable
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Plantation view by helicopter You see the various stages of growth that occur on a Christmas tree plantation Lennoxville, Quebec
Keeping trees out of landfills means that your Christmas tree will continue to be a valuable resource.
- Christmas trees turned into mulch and firewood allow for the recycling of the renewable energy stored in the tree.
- Most municipalities have a Christmas tree recycling and mulching program.
- Typically, you can recycle your Christmas tree free of charge at seasonal drop-off locations or directly at landfills.
- Most programs chip Christmas trees into mulch.
- The mulch is used in green spaces around the municipality and is often available free of charge to residents.
- The programs are announced in your local media just after the Holiday season.
- Please contact your municipality for details.
Alternate Ideas
- Other ideas of what you can do with your tree include:
- Use the tree for fish and aquatic habitat near shorelines.
- Cut into small pieces and use for decorating your plant beds.
- Use this year’s tree for firewood. Cut the tree into pieces for use at a bonfire.
- You may want to keep a small piece to start next year’s first holiday fire.
- In Nova Scotia, trees are used to protect sand dunes from erosion.
If there is no program in your community to reuse Christmas trees, please start a recycling program.
