Seventy-two collection points for Christmas trees will be operating in the capital until January 31. Special locations have been designated in parks and squares throughout Kyiv, as well as on the premises of municipal enterprises.
According to the Kyiv City Council, this will enable residents to contribute to the rational use of natural resources and reduce the burden on the environment.
Benefits for the environment even after disposal
Pines, fir trees, and other holiday trees can benefit the environment if they are disposed of separately from general waste. They are planned to be reused in Kyiv's green economy. From the collection points, the plants will be sent for ecological disposal—shredding and conversion into wood chips.
"It will then be used for mulching holes, which helps to retain moisture in the soil, protect root systems from freezing, and stabilize temperatures during the warm season. Therefore, we urge residents and visitors to Kyiv to hand over live coniferous trees for ecological disposal after the holidays," said Pavlo Ivanov, Director of the Department of Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation of the Kyiv City State Administration.
Source: Kyiv City Council
Where and how to dispose of trees
The conditions for acceptance are simple: the Christmas tree must be real, not artificial, and "clean" – without garlands, toys, or other decorations.
Collection points are located in parks and squares throughout the capital. Municipal enterprises responsible for maintaining green spaces and forest parks are also involved in the collection of coniferous trees.
A map of Christmas tree collection points can be found at the link.
Addresses of collection points
Holosiivskyi district
- Heroes of Mariupol Square (8 Heroiv Mariupolia St.);
- Heavenly Hundred Square on Akademika Zabolotnoho St.;
- “Pokol” Park (11 Naberezhno-Korchuvatska St.);
- Square near “Lybidska” metro station;
- Interquartile square at 45 Vasylkivska St.;
- Production base of ME USN Holosiivskyi District-87 Holosiivskyi Ave. (Mon–Sun, 7:00–16:00).
Darnytskyi District
- Fitness park near Lake Lebedyne (3-A Oleksandra Kosytsia St.);
- Internationalist Soldiers’ Park;
- “Pozniaky” Park;
- “Pryberezhnyi” Park;
- “Pryvokzalnyi” Park;
- Square at 36-38 Petra Hryhorenka Ave.;
- Production base of ME USN Darnytskyi District-58-A Trostianetska St. (Mon–Sun, 7:00–20:00).
Desnianskyi District
- “Molodizhnyi” Park;
- Park with water features along Roman Shukhevych Ave.;
- “Kyoto” Park;
- “Desnianskyi” Park;
- Roman Shukhevych Park (intersection of Mykola Zakrevskoho St. and Roland Reagan St.);
- “Festivalnyi” Park;
- Production base of ME USN Desnianskyi District-26 Heroiv Enerhetykiv St. (Mon–Sun, 08:00–20:00).
Dniprovskyi District:
- intersection of Rusanyvskii and Ihor Shamo boulevards;
- park near Telbin Lake;
- park near the "Aurora" cinema;
- public garden at 7/9 Ivan Mykolaichuk Boulevard;
- Verkhovnoi Rady Boulevard (opposite building 21-A);
- Kastuś Kalinowski Square;
- production base of KP UZN of Dniprovskyi District – 6 Heorhii Narbut Avenue (Mon-Sun, 7:00–19:00).
Obolonskyi District
- recreation park at 10-20 Berezhanska Street;
- culture and recreation park around Lake Yordanske;
- public garden at 2-D Volodymyr Ivasyuk Avenue;
- production base of KP UZN of Obolonskyi District – 26-A Stepan Bandera Avenue (Mon-Sun, 7:00–20:00).
Pecherskyi District
- Mechnikov Square (10/2 Mechnikova Street);
- Mariia Zankovetska Square (119-121 Velyka Vasylkivska Street);
- production base of KP UZN of Pecherskyi District – 61 Zaliznychne Shosse (Mon-Thu, 8:00–17:00, Fri – 8:00–16:00).
Podilskyi District
- public garden at 41 Vyshhorodska Street;
- public garden at Shchekavytska Square (26 Kostiantynivska Street);
- public garden at 76 European Union Avenue;
- public garden at Heorhii Gongadze Avenue between buildings 5 and 7-B;
- production base of KP UZN of Podilskyi District – 16-A Anatolii Kuznetsov Street (Mon-Sun, 8:00–18:00).
Sviatoshynskyi District
- "Sovky" park;
- "Hamburskyi" park;
- Revutskyi Square (26-32/1 Mykhaila Kotelnykova Street);
- public garden at 2 Pidlisna Street;
- public garden at 24/26 Chornobylska Street;
- public garden at the corner of Hryhorovych-Barskyi Street and Symyrenka Street;
- park at Orest Vaskula Street;
- production base of KP UZN of Sviatoshynskyi District – 21 Mrii Street (Mon-Sun, 8:00–20:00).
Solomianskyi District
- Solomianskyi Landscape Park;
- "Orlyatko" park;
- "Yunist" park;
- production base of KP UZN of Solomianskyi District – 95-A Novopolova Street (Mon-Sun, 8:00–20:00).
Shevchenkivskyi District
- "Veselka" park;
- "Syretskyi" park;
- Taras Shevchenko Park;
- Literary Square;
- production base of KP UZN of Shevchenkivskyi District – 23 Kudriavska Street (Mon-Sun, 7:00–18:00);
- production base of KP UZN of Shevchenkivskyi District – 6 Babyn Yar Lane (Mon-Sun, 7:00–18:00);
- production base of KP UZN of Shevchenkivskyi District – 82-A Beresteiskyi Avenue (Mon-Sun, 7:00–18:00).
You can also dispose of trees for recycling at the forestries
KP "Darnytske Forestry" (Mon-Fri, 8:00–17:00):
- Brovarskyi Forestry, quarter No. 72;
- Bilodibrovne Forestry, quarter No. 65 (1-V Radystiv Street);
- Dniprovske Forestry, quarter No. 58 (2-A Brovarskyi Avenue);
- Mykilske Forestry, quarter No. 35 (near "Lisnytstvo" railway station);
- Darnytske Forestry, quarter No. 37 (23rd km of Boryspilske Highway).
KP "Sviatoshynske Forestry" (Mon-Fri, 9:00–16:00)
- Mezhyhirske Forestry, quarter No. 78;
- Kyivske Forestry, quarter No. 105;
- Sviatoshynske Forestry, quarter No. 117;
- Pushcha-Vodytske Forestry, quarter No. 111;
- KP "Sviatoshynske Forestry" – 24 Sviatoshynska Street;
- Kyiv Forestry, compartment No. 25, wood processing facility;
- Sviatoshyn Forestry, border, compartment No. 82;
- Mezhyhirya Forestry, border, compartment No. 57.
KP "LPG 'Koncha-Zaspa'" (Mon–Sun, 8:00–16:00)
- Koncha-Zaspa Forestry – 11-B Koncha-Zaspynska St.
EcoPolitic previously reported that environmentalists urge people not to buy cut trees for New Year home decoration. Experts believe the most environmentally friendly option is to purchase live trees in pots so that the plants can later be planted in the ground.
