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Chip in! Mulch your tree! Help NYC grow!
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!
Join the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and GreeNYC to recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips. These wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. Or, take home your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree.
Last year, close to 17,000 Christmas trees citywide were recycled. Please help us top this number!
This year, MulchFest will take place on January 7 and 8, 2012. It’s easier than ever to chip in! There are two ways you can help.
You can bring your tree to a chipping location on January 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We’ll chip your tree, and give you your very own bag of mulch!
Or you can bring your tree to a drop-off site from January 2 through January 8. Leave your tree with us, and we’ll recycle it for you later! The NYC Department of Sanitation will also be conducting special curbside collections for mulching and recycling of Christmas trees from January 3 through January 14.
Please remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site. Biodegradable bags will be provided if you wish to take some free mulch home. Mulch is available at the sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.
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Want to volunteer at MulchFest? Register to join the GreenTeam and MillionTreesNYC volunteer group.
MulchFest Locations
Find a MulchFest location near you!
Unless noted below, all sites will be operating Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.
Chipping
Drop-off onlyAll MulchFest locations
The Bronx
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Brook Park* | Brook Avenue at East 141st Street | Chipping |
| Bryan Park* | Fordham & Kingsbridge Roads | Chipping |
| Co-Op City | Co-Op Boulevard and Bellamy Loop | Chipping |
| Crotona Park | Tennis House on Crotona Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Echo Park | Tremont Avenue & Valentine Street | Drop-off only |
| Fort #4 Playground | Reservoir & Webb Avenues | Drop-off only |
| Haffen Park | Hamersley & Wickham Avenues | Drop-off only |
| Kossuth Playground | Mosholu Pkwy. North & Kossuth Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Little Green Garden | E. 161 Street at Melrose Avenue and Courtland Avenue | Chipping |
| Metropolitan Oval Parkchester* | Metropolitan Avenue & Unionport Road | Chipping |
| Padre Plaza⁄Success Garden* | East 139th Street at St. Ann’s Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Pelham Bay Park | Parking Lot: Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue | Drop-off only |
| St. James Park | West 192nd Street & Jerome Avenue | Drop-off only |
| St. Mary's Park | Office at St. Ann's Ave. & East 149th Street | Drop-off only |
| Tremont Park | East Tremont & Arthur Avenues | Drop-off only |
| Van Cortlandt Park | Indian Fields at East 233nd Street ball fields | Drop-off only |
| Van Cortlandt Park* | Van Cortlandt Golf Course: Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South | Chipping |
| Williamsbridge Oval Park | Reservoir Place & Reservoir Oval | Drop-off only |
Brooklyn
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Garden* | Columbia Street at Carroll Street | Chipping |
| Brower Park | Brooklyn Avenue at Prospect Place | Chipping |
| Cobble Hill Park* | Verandah Place & Clinton Street | Chipping |
| Coffey Park | Dwight Street & Verona Street | Drop-off only |
| Fort Greene Park* | Washington Park & Willoughby Avenue | Chipping |
| Green-Wood Cemetery | 25th Street & 4th Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Lincoln Terrace Park | Buffalo Avenue between East New York Avenue & Eastern Parkway | Drop-off only |
| Maria Hernandez Park | Knickerbocker Avenue & Suydam Street | Drop-off only |
| Marine Park* | Avenue U & East 33rd Street | Chipping |
| McCarren Park* | Driggs Avenue & Lorimer Street | Chipping |
| McGolrick Park | Monitor Street & Driggs Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Owl's Head Park* | Colonial Road & 68th Street | Chipping |
| Prospect Heights Community Garden* | 252-256 St. Marks Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Prospect Park* | Third Street at Prospect Park West | Chipping |
| Prospect Park Circle* | Parkside Avenue & Prospect Park Southwest | Chipping |
| Sunset Park | 44th Street & 6th Avenue | Drop-off only |
Manhattan
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett Park (UPDATE: This location is closed) | West 185th Street & Fort Washington Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Bowling Green (Saturday Only)* | Broadway & Whitehall Street, in front of the National Museum of the American Indian | Chipping |
| Carl Schurz Park* | East 86th Street & East End Avenue | Chipping |
| Central Park* | 63rd Street & Central Park West | Chipping |
| Central Park* | West 81st Street & Central Park West inside the bridle path | Chipping |
| Central Park* | East 106th Street & Fifth Avenue | Chipping |
| Corlears Hook Park | Jackson & Cherry Street at FDR Drive | Drop-off only |
| Highbridge Park | West 173rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Inwood Hill Park | Isham Street & Seaman Avenue | Drop-off only |
| J Hood Wright Park | West 173rd Street & Haven Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Jackie Robinson Park | West 145th Street & Edgecombe Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Marcus Garvey Park | West 122nd Street & Madison Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Morningside Park | West 123rd Street & Morningside Avenue | Chipping |
| Pleasant Village Community Garden | 342-353 Pleasant Avenue between 118th & 119th Streets | Drop-off only |
| Sherman Creek Center* | 10th Avenue between DyckmanSt. and 201st Streets | Chipping |
| Stuyvesant Town* | 20th Street at 20th Street loop, east of First Avenue | Chipping |
| Thomas Jefferson Park | East 114th Street & First Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Tompkins Square Park* | East 7th Street between Avenues A & B | Chipping |
| Washington Square Park* | Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North | Chipping |
| William B Washington Garden | 321-325 West 126th Street, between St. Nicholas Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | ||
| Riverside Park* | West 81st Street & Riverside Drive | Chipping |
| Riverside Park | West 79th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | West 97th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | West 106th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | West 116th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | West 138th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park | West 145th Street & Riverside Drive | Drop-off only |
Queens
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria Park* | 19th Street & Hoyt Avenue | Chipping |
| Brookville Park* | Brookville Boulevard between 144th Avenue & Caney Road | Chipping |
| Cunningham Park* | Visitor Parking Lot & 196th Street | Chipping |
| Forest Park Bandshell* | Forest Park Drive, west of Woodhaven Boulevard | Chipping |
| Juniper Valley Park* | 80th Street between Juniper Boulevards North & South | Chipping |
| Kissena Park (Sunday Only)* | 164th Street at Underhill Avenue | Chipping |
| Kissena Park (Saturday Only) | 164th Street at Underhill Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Land Restoration Project Compound* | Queens Plaza South & 10th Street | Chipping |
| Rockaway Beach | Shore Front Parkway & Beach 94th Street | Drop-off only |
| Roy Wilkins Park | Park entrance at Merrick and Foch Boulevards | Drop-off only |
| Travers Park* | 78th Street at 34th Avenue | Chipping |
Staten Island
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Clove Lakes Park* | Cheshire Place & Clove Road | Chipping |
| Conference House Parking Lot* | Hylan Boulevard & Satterlee Street | Chipping |
| Eibs Pond Park | Palma Drive & Mosel Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Father Macris Park | Fahy Avenue & Lambert's Lane | Drop-off only |
| Midland Beach Parking Lot* | Father Cappodano & Graham Boulevards | Chipping |
| Silver Lake Tennis House | University Place & Revere Street | Drop-off only |
| Willowbrook Park | Richmond Avenue & Eton Place | Drop-off only |
| Wolfe's Pond Park | Cornelia Avenue & Hylan Boulevard | Drop-off only |
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