After the holidays, mulled wine, greaves, presents and children unwrapping presents at lightning speed – we’re going to start 2026 with a good resolution: recycling.
Do we recycle enough in Montreal? It seems we do, but we can always recycle more. Let’s start with something simple: recycling our Christmas tree.
Fortunately, it’s a resolution that’s easy enough to keep with our guide…
Guide to recycling your tree in Montreal
Eco-friendly trees
Because a fir is a living tree that we bring indoors and represents eternal nature during the dead months of winter, we want to give it back to nature afterwards.
On line (or a 55-minute drive from Montreal), you can choose an ecological Titi Sapin tree. It’s a living tree -which we’ll have to take care of, please-and ecological.
It comes in a pot, and you can keep it indoors for the season and replant it, keep it outdoors, or send it back to “Titi Sapin Country” to spend the rest of the year. And with every purchase, an additional tree is planted by Les serres Houblon Franklin.
Trees start at $29.99 (+$20 deposit for pot and tree).
Website? www.houblonsfranklin.com/titi-sapin
The Ville de Montréal’s recommendations for Christmas tree collection
To recycle your Christmas tree in Montreal, the City has a few instructions first:
- Remove all decorations
- Don’t put the tree in a plastic bag – the tree remains naked.
- Take it to a collection point with the trunk facing the street, so it’s easier to pick up.
- Make sure it’s not blocking the sidewalk or covered in snow
- If snow removal is planned – check with the 311 application – we move it.
- Artificial trees cannot be recycled – natural trees only