Chip your Christmas tree for free

Central Okanagan residents can recycle their natural Christmas trees for free by dropping them off at convenient Chip It locations from Dec. 26, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026. Trees are chipped and composted into GlenGrow, available at the Glenmore Landfill.

Before drop-off, residents are asked to remove all decorations, tinsel, plastic bags and other materials used for transporting trees, as these items interfere with the composting process and contaminate the final product.

Drop-off locations:

Kelowna

• Cook Road Boat Launch
• Ben Lee Park (Houghton Road lot)
• Glenmore Landfill (2710 John Hindle Dr.)
• Open daily 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Closed December 25, 26 and January 1
• Maximum three trees; loads must be tarped

West Kelowna & Peachland

• Westside Recycling Centre (2640 Asquith Road)
• Open Friday to Monday, 7:30 a.m.–3:50 p.m.
• Closed December 25 & January 1

Lake Country

• Jack Seaton Park (1950 Camp Road)

Trees can also be cut into small pieces and placed in yard waste carts when collection resumes March 2, 2026 (maximum 5 cm diameter, 1 metre long).

For more information on tree chipping or holiday recycling, visit  rdco.com/wastereduction, download the free Recycle Coach App or email recycle@rdco.com or call the Regional Waste Reduction Office at 250-469-6250.

For more information about the landfill and a complete list of waste rates and acceptable materials, visit kelowna.ca/landfill.