The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) will collect natural Christmas trees waste (NCTs) at designated locations after the Christmas holiday in 2024. Suitable NCTs collected will be recycled into useful materials via Y·PARK contractor in order to promote recycling of yard waste in the community and reduce yard waste disposal at landfills. Details of the Programme are as follows:
| Central Collection Point (CCP) | Address | Telephone | Collection Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y·PARK (Please refer to the Map below) | EcoPark, 133, Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun Area 38, N.T. | 5743 9221/ 9728 9341 | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| District Collection Points (DCPs) (including EPD’s Recycling Stations and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s Refuse Collection Points (RCPs)) | Address | Telephone | Collection Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Only household NCTs 2 metres tall or below will be accepted.) | |||
| Hong Kong Island | |||
| 1. GREEN @ EASTERN | 30 Oi Shun Road, Shau Kei Wan | 2778 2330 | 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| 2. GREEN @WAN CHAI | 6 Wan Shing Street, Wan Chai | 2811 1567 | |
| 3. Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building RCP | Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, 8 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau | Not applicable | 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. |
| 4. Arbuthnot Road RCP | Junction of Arbuthnot Road and Caine Road, Central | 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | |
| 5. Paterson Street RCP | Junction of Paterson Street and Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay | 24 hours | |
| Kowloon | |||
| 6. GREEN @ KWUN TONG | 27 Sheung Yee Road, Kowloon Bay | 2776 5700 | 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| 7. GREEN @ SHAM SHUI PO | 339 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po | 2522 4388 | |
| 8. Sai Yee Street (Flower Market Road) RCP | 188 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok | Not applicable | 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| New Territories | |||
| 9. GREEN @ SHA TIN | 10 On Ping Street, Shek Mun | 2285 9433 | 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. |
| 10. GREEN @ YUEN LONG | 65 Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Wai | 2617 0117 | |
| 11. GREEN @ TUEN MUN | 9 Tuen Yee Street, Tuen Mun | 2496 4288 | |
| 12. GREEN @ KWAI TSING | 12 Tam Kon Shan Road, Tsing Yi | 3905 4840 | |
| 13. GREEN @ TAI PO | 25 Dai Wah Street, Tai Po | 3614 0598 | |
| 14. GREEN @ ISLANDS | 1 Chung Mun Road, Tung Chung | 2499 2308 | |
| 15. GREEN @ SAI KUNG | 3 Po Lam Lane, Tseung Kwan O | 2727 7330 | |
Members of the public can deliver their NCTs to CCP or DCPs within the collection time listed above, while the commercial and industrial (C&I) organisations can only deliver their NCTs direct to CCP. If members of the public or C&I organisations need to recycle NCTs during 8 to 20 Jan 2025, please deliver the NCTs direct to CCP within the operating hours (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, except public holidays).
An e-certificate will be issued to the participants who deliver NCTs to CCP or Recycling Stations (formerly known as “Community Green Stations”) for recycling. The participants will also receive a gift for delivering NCTs to Recycling Stations while stock lasts.
Steps on Enrolment of E-certificate
General Public
- Deliver NCTs to CCP or Recycling Stations. The staff will record the name, email address and number of NCTs recycled from members of the public.
- The contractor will issue an e-certificate via email after the end of the Programme.
C&I Organisations
- Record the car plate number of the delivery car, delivery date and approximate delivery time before delivering NCTs.
- Deliver NCTs to CCP. The contractor will record the name of the organisation and the above information.
- After delivery, download and fill in this Enrolment Form (will be activated by early-January 2025). After completion, please submit filled form via email to event@ypark.hk. If property management companies deliver NCTs from more than one of its properties to Y·PARK, please fill in one Enrolment Form and list out all relevant properties in the Enrolment Form.
- After completion of the Programme, the contractor will issue an e-certificate via email to the participant after verifying the enrolment and delivery information.
Recycling Tips
- Prior to delivery of NCTs, please remove the bottom stands and all lightings, decorations, tapes etc. to facilitate subsequent recycling processes.
- This Programme is limited to NCTs only. We encourage members of the public to replant other small potted plants (such as Poinsettia) and keep artificial Christmas trees and other festive decorations for reuse in order to reduce waste and conserve resources
Enquires
Should you have any enquiries on 2024-25 Natural Christmas Trees Recycling Programme, please contact EPD’s contractor at 5743 9221 or 9728 9341 during office hours.