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Christmas tree recycling program

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Recycle your Christmas tree

Don't throw your Christmas tree away after the holiday season. Recycle it by dropping it off at any of the following depots:

• Vimy Arena
  24-hour access
  255 Hamilton Avenue (parking lot)

• Fire Hall No. 17
  24-hour access
  1501 Church Avenue at Sheppard Street

• Winnipeg Soccer Complex
  24-hour access
  900 Waverley Street (North-west parking lot)

• Ambulance Station #32
  24-hour access
  2325 Grant Avenue (west of Shaftesbury Blvd.)

• Kilcona Park
  8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  McIvor Avenue Gate at Lagimodiere Boulevard

• Kildonan Park
  8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  Rainbow Stage parking lot
  2021 Main Street

• King's Park
  8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  King's Drive and Kilkenny Drive

• St. James Civic Centre
  24-hour access
  2055 Ness Avenue

• St. Vital Park
  8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  South parking lot, 190 River Road

• Transcona
  24-hour access
  Chrislind Street at Ravelston Avenue

• Whittier Park
  24-hour access
  Tache Avenue and Messager Street

Note: The Assiniboine Park Zoo and Pan Am Pool depots have been permanently closed.

Remember to remove all decorations, tinsel and plastic tree bags. We provide wood chip mulch free of charge (while quantities last) at all depots starting in early January. Please bring your own container.

We chip the trees and use the mulch for landscaping throughout the city. Christmas tree chips are great for woody (coniferous) shrub and tree beds. A 2 to 3-inch layer of mulch reduces moisture loss and prevents weed growth. It's not recommended for use in flower or vegetable gardens due to the high acid content in the pine needles.

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Curbside pick-up of Christmas trees

For a small fee, SSCOPE, Inc. , a Winnipeg non-profit organization, will pick up your Christmas tree and transport it to a depot. Contact SSCOPE at 987-6300 for details.

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Thanks to all participating residents for taking the time to recycle your Christmas trees. Over the past 20 years, we've recycled over 295,000 trees, which has diverted 1344 tonnes of material from the City’s landfill.

Year	Number of trees	Tonnes chipped (assuming average tree weight of 4.546 kg)
2010-2011	9,668	44
2009-2010	15,780	72
2008-2009	13,425	61
2007-2008	12,500	57
2006-2007	13,550	62
2005-2006	10,900	50
2004-2005	9,583	44
2003-2004	13,380	61
2002-2003	16,082	73
2001-2002	17,335	79
2000-2001	19,640	89
1999-2000	10,554	48
1998-1999	15,102	69
1997-1998	16,292	74
1996-1997	15,005	68
1995-1996	11,787	54
1994-1995	17,395	79
1993-1994	18,124	82
1992-1993	17,875	81
1991-1992	21,430	97
Totals	295,407	1344
Average per year	14,770	67

For more information on yard waste and Christmas tree recycling, call the recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, code 9813.

For information on the depot locations and hours, contact 311.

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Last updated: January 23, 2012	Top of page