Official · www.freewoodchips.ca · $0 drop fee
Free wood chips and mulch for Ontario gardens
Leftover arborist chips from local tree work, matched with private yards, paths, and beds. Tree services dump a full box nearby — no platform fee. Always free. Always private property.
Create a free accountResidents
I want free wood chips
Gardens, paths, naturalized beds, or a pile you will spread. Mixed hardwood chips, softwood, or wood — full truckloads only.
List a dump siteTree crews
I run a tree service
Arborists and tree crews: empty the chip box near the job instead of paying a transfer station — with no platform drop fee.
See open sitesBuilt around instructions
The thing that fails on most free dumps is a vague spot. Sites here require a clear mark and a backup on private property.
Clear mark
Pin on the map, cone on the ground, “dump here / not here.”
Followed instructions
Crews dump only the listed material on the private-property pin.
Want more chips?
After a dump, one email. It includes an option to put the same spot back on the map.
Ontario private property only
Dumping on public land is prohibited. Do not list or dump on parks, road allowances, municipal boulevards, schoolyards, conservation land, or any other public property. Drops are for private property only, with the owner’s permission.
Common questions
- Are the wood chips really free?
- Yes. Residents do not pay a drop fee. Tree services use the board to empty a chip box near the job instead of hauling to a transfer station.
- What kind of mulch do I get?
- Fresh arborist chips from that day’s tree work. Often mixed hardwood and softwood, sometimes with leaves. Not dyed landscape mulch and not playground fibre.
- Can a tree service dump chips here?
- Yes. Crews look at open private sites near the job, claim one, then get the exact address. Dump only the material the host listed, on private property.
- Do you send a tree company to my house?
- No. FreeWoodChips.ca is not a tree service. We only match leftover chips with yards that want them. You hire your own arborist if you need trees cut.
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Create an account, then list your exact address or claim an open dump.