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AccessibilityMulchFest
Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8, 2017
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 the 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 30,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!
How to 'Chip In'
This year, MulchFest will take place on January 7 and 8, 2017. 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 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!
Drop Off Locations
Or you can bring your tree to a drop-off site from Saturday, December 31, 2016 through Sunday, January 8, 2017. 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 3, 2017 through Saturday, January 14, 2017.
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.
Tree Stewardship
Help us spread mulch at parks throughout the city! Join us on Saturday, January 7 to help us spread mulch in parks and insulate our young trees from the cold weather. Find a site near you, and help give back! Register now
MulchFest Locations
Find a MulchFest location near you!
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: 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 |
| Little Green Garden / Jardin La Roca - Rock Garden | 422 East 160th Street, between Melrose Avenue and Elton 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 |
Brooklyn
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing Garden | 261 Columbia Street and Carroll Street | Drop-off only |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park* | Community Facility at 99 Plymouth Street (intersection of 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 |
| Green Space @ President Street | 222 Fifth Avenue and President Street | Drop-off only |
| Lincoln Terrace Park | Buffalo Avenue at East New York Avenue | 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 |
| Sunset Park | 44th Street and 6th Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Sutter Ballfields | Barbey Street and Sutter 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 |
Manhattan
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett Park | West 185th Street and Fort Washington Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Bogardus Garden | Reade Street and Chambers Street | Drop-off only |
| Carl Schurz Park* | East 86th Street and East End Avenue | Chipping |
| Central Park | West 63rd Street and Central Park West | Drop-off only |
| 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 |
| Chenchitas' Group Garden | 1687 Madison Avenue at 112th Street | Drop-off only |
| Corlears Hook Park | Jackson Street and Cherry Street, at the FDR Drive | Drop-off only |
| Harlem Valley Green | 197 West 134th Street, between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard | Drop-off only |
| 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 |
| Pleasant Village Community Garden | 355 Pleasant Avenue between East 118th Street and 119th Street | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park* | West 83rd Street and Riverside Drive | Chipping |
| Sherman Creek Center | 3725 10th Avenue, near north of Dyckman Street | Drop-off only |
| Stuyvesant Town* | 20th Street at 20th Street Loop east of First Avenue | Chipping |
| Tompkins Square Park* | East Ninth 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 |
Queens
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria Park* | 19th Street and Hoyt Avenue | Chipping |
| Brookville Park* | Brookville Boulevard / Caney Road / 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 |
| GreenThumb and Land Restoration Project Compound | 10th Street and Queens Plaza South | Drop-off only |
| Hunter's Point South Park* | LIC Landing Events Space at 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard | Chipping |
| Juniper Valley Park* | 80th Street between Juniper Boulevards North and South | Chipping |
| Queens Farm | Little Neck Parkway between 73rd Roadand 74th Avenue | 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 |
| Rockaway Beach Neponsit Nursing Home parking lot | Rockaway Beach Boulevard - West of 149th Street | Drop-off only |
| Roy Wilkins Park | Park entrance at Merrick and Foch Boulevards | Drop-off only |
| Travers Park* | 78th Street & 34th Avenue | Chipping |
| Windmuller Park | Lawrence Virgilio Playground at 39th Drive and 54th Street | Drop-off only |
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 #8 at Father Capodanno Boulevard and Hunter Avenue | 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 |
| 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 |
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