MulchFest

MulchFest 2018 has been extended one week! You can drop off your tree for recycling at any MulchFest location through Sunday, January 14. Check out the map below to find a location near you. Although on-site chipping will not take place, all holiday trees dropped off at MulchFest sites will still be recycled.

Saturday and Sunday, January 6 and 7, 2018
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!

Join NYC Parks, 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. More than 26,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!

How to 'Chip In'

This year, MulchFest will take place on January 6 and 7, 2018. It’s easier than ever to chip in! There are two ways you can help.

Chipping Locations

You can bring your tree to a chipping location on January 6 and 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We’ll chip your tree, and give you your very own bag of mulch!

Drop-Off Locations

Or you can bring your tree to any MulchFest location through Sunday, January 14, 2018. 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 Tuesday, January 2, 2018 through Saturday, January 13, 2018.

What to Bring

Please remember to remove all lights, ornaments, and netting before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site. Bags will be provided if you wish to take some free mulch home. Mulch is available at the sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.

MulchFest Locations

Find a MulchFest location near you!

Please note: MulchFest 2018 has been extended! You can drop off your tree for recycling at any MulchFest location through Sunday, January 14. Although on-site chipping will not take place, all holiday trees dropped off at MulchFest sites will still be recycled.

Chipping

Chipping sites: Watch your tree get chipped in front of you, and get a free bag of mulch to take home for your plantings!

Drop-off only

Drop-off only: Help give back to your local park by leaving your tree with us. We'll recycle it for you later!

All MulchFest locations

The Bronx

Location	Address	Service
Brook Park*	East 141st Street and Brook Avenue	Chipping
Co-Op City	Co-Op Boulevard and Bellamy Loop	Drop-off only
El Flamboyan Community Garden	586 Tinton Avenue at East 150th Street	Drop-off only
Fort #4 Playground	Reservoir Avenue and Webb Avenue	Drop-off only
Kossuth Playground	Mosholu Parkway North / Kossuth Avenue	Drop-off only
Metropolitan Oval Parkchester*	Metropolitan Avenue and Unionport Road	Chipping
Padre Plaza / Success Garden	541 East 139th Street, between St. Ann's Avenue and Brook Avenue	Drop-off only
Pelham Bay Park	Parking lot at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue	Drop-off only
Poe Park	Grand Concourse between East Kingsbridge Road and East 192nd Street	Drop-off only
Soundview Park*	Story Avenue and Morrison Avenues	Chipping
St. James Park	West 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue	Drop-off only
Van Cortlandt Park*	Golf course at Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South	Chipping
Williamsbridge Oval Park	Reservoir Place and Reservoir Oval	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Brooklyn

Location	Address	Service
Amazing Garden	Columbia Street and Carroll Street	Drop-off only
Brooklyn Bridge Park*	Plymouth Street and Adams Street	Chipping
Brower Park	Brooklyn Avenue at Prospect Place	Drop-off only
Cobble Hill Park*	Clinton Street and Verandah Place	Chipping
Coffey Park	Dwight Street and Verona Street	Drop-off only
Fort Greene Park*	Washington Park and Myrtle Avenue	Chipping
Gowanus Canal Conservancy*	Fifth Street & Second Avenue	Chipping - Sunday only
Green Space at President Street	222 Fifth Avenue and President Street	Drop-off only
Herbert Von King Park	Marcy Avenue and Lafayette Avenue	Drop-off only
Linden Park	Linden Boulevard and Vermont Street	Drop-off only
Maria Hernandez Park*	Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue	Chipping
Marine Park*	East 33rd Street and Avenue U	Chipping
McCarren Park*	Lorimer Street and Driggs Avenue	Chipping
McGolrick Park	Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue	Drop-off only
Owl's Head Park*	68th Street and Colonial Road	Chipping
Prospect Heights Community Farm	254 St. Marks Avenue, between Underhill Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue	Drop-off only
Prospect Park*	Third Street and Prospect Park West	Chipping
Prospect Park*	Park circle at Parkside Avenue	Chipping
Red Hook Park	Lorraine Street and Henry Street	Drop-off only
St. John's Recreation Center	Bergen Street between Troy Avenue and Schenectady Avenue	Drop-off only
Sunset Park	44th Street and 6th Avenue	Drop-off only
Transmitter Park	Greenpoint Avenue between West Street and the East River	Drop-off only
Washington Park	Third Street and Fifth Avenue	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Manhattan

Location	Address	Service
Bennett Park	West 185th Street and Fort Washington Avenue	Drop-off only
Carl Schurz Park*	East 86th Street and East End Avenue	Chipping
Central Park	West 65th Street and Central Park West	Drop-off only
Central Park*	West 81st Street and Central Park West, at the bridle path	Chipping
Central Park	East 106th Street and Fifth Avenue	Drop-off only
Corlears Hook Park	Jackson Street and Cherry Street, at the FDR Drive	Drop-off only
Fort Tryon Park*	Anne Loftus Playground at Dyckman Street and Broadway	Chipping
Inwood Hill Park	Isham Street and Seaman Avenue	Drop-off only
Jackie Robinson Park	West 145th Street and Edgecombe Avenue	Drop-off only
J Hood Wright Park	West 173rd Street, close to Haven Avenue	Drop-off only
Marcus Garvey Park	122nd Street and Madison Avenue	Drop-off only
Morningside Park	West 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue	Drop-off only
Riverside Park*	West 83rd Street and Riverside Drive	Chipping
Sherman Creek Center	3725 10th Avenue, north of Dyckman Street	Drop-off only
Stuyvesant Town*	20th Street at 20th Street Loop east of First Avenue	Chipping
Tompkins Square Park*	East 7th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B	Chipping
Union Square Park	East 14th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue	Drop-off only
Washington Square Park*	Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North	Chipping

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Queens

Location	Address	Service
Astoria Park*	19th Street and Hoyt Avenue	Chipping
Brookville Park*	Brookville Boulevard between Caney Road and 144th Avenue	Chipping
Captain Mario Fajardo Playground	Kissena Boulevard at Booth Memorial Avenue	Drop-off only
Cunningham Park*	196th Place and Union Turnpike	Chipping
Forest Park*	Forest Park Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard	Chipping
Hunter's Point South Park*	LIC Landing Events Space at 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard	Chipping
Juniper Valley Park*	80th Street between Juniper Boulevard North and South	Chipping
Queensbridge Park	Vernon Boulevard and Queensbridge Park Greenway	Drop-off only
Rockaway Beach	Beach 94th Street and Shore Front Parkway	Drop-off only
Rockaway Beach	Parking lot at Beach 11th Street	Drop-off only
Roy Wilkins Park	Park entrance at Merrick Boulevard and Foch Boulevard	Drop-off only
Travers Park*	78th Street at 34th Avenue	Chipping
Windmuller Park	Lawrence Virgilio Playground at 39th Drive and 54th Street	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).

Staten Island

Location	Address	Service
Clove Lakes Park*	Cheshire Place and Clove Road	Chipping
Conference House Park*	Parking lot at Hylan Boulevard and Satterlee Street	Chipping
Father Macris Park	Fahy Avenue and Lambert's Lane	Drop-off only
Midland Beach*	Parking lot #6 at Father Capodanno Boulevard and Graham Boulevard	Chipping
Silver Lake Tennis House	University Place and Revere Street	Drop-off only
Summit Avenue Parking Lot	Across from 105 Summit Avenue	Drop-off only
Tompkinsville Park*	Bay Street and Victory Boulevard	Chipping
Tappen Park	Bay Street and Canal Street	Drop-off only
Willowbrook Park	Richmond Avenue and Eton Place	Drop-off only
Wolfe's Pond Park	Cornelia Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	Drop-off only

Mulch is available at the chipping sites marked with an asterisk (*).