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Say fir-well to your holiday tree at NYC Parks!
December 26, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Wrap up your holiday season and say goodbye to your tree at Mulchfest. Join NYC Parks in the NYC holiday tradition of recycling your Christmas tree!
Put on your boots and haul your tree to a Mulchfest location — we'll chip your tree into wood chips that we'll use to nourish trees and make NYC even greener.
46,626 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!
Know Before You Go
Please remember to remove all lights, ornaments, and netting before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site. Mulch is available at the sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.
How to Volunteer
Volunteer with our Stewardship Team to help spread mulch from Mulchfest around our trees to insulate them from the cold weather. Find a site near you, and help give back to our trees! Register today
Mulchfest Locations
Drop off your tree at any Mulchfest location during park hours between December 26 and January 12 or join us at Chipping Weekend on Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12!
Find a Mulchfest location near you!
Drop-off only: At our Mulchfest locations, you can say goodbye to your tree and take a family photo!
Chipping sites: On Chipping Weekend, you can take home a tree-mento and some free mulch!
All Mulchfest locations
The Bronx
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Bronx River House Parking Lot at Starlight Park* | 1490 Sheridan Boulevard, accessible to vehicles via the Sheridan Boulevard northbound lane only | *Chipping |
| Friends of Brook Park Community Garden* | East 141st Street and Brook Avenue | *Chipping |
| Co-Op City | Co-Op Boulevard and Bellamy Loop | Drop-off only |
| Metropolitan Oval Parkchester* | Metropolitan Avenue and Unionport Road | *Chipping |
| Pelham Bay Park | Parking lot at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Soundview Park* | Story Avenue and Morrison Avenue | *Chipping |
| St. James Park | West 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Van Cortlandt Park - Golf Course* | 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 | Drop-off only |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3* | Pier 3 Plaza | *Chipping |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 | Pier 5 Uplands (along Odd Fellows Ice Cream) | Drop-off only |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park - Dock Street Entrance | Dock Street and Water Street | Drop-off only |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park - Jay Street Entrance | Jay Street and John Street | Drop-off only |
| Brooklyn Heights Promenade | Columbia Heights and Cranberry Street Fruit Street Sitting Area | Drop-off only |
| 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 |
| Domino Park* | River Street and South 3rd Street | *Chipping |
| Fort Greene Park* | Washington Park and Myrtle Avenue | *Chipping |
| Green Space at President Street | 222 Fifth Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Herbert Von King Park | Marcy Avenue and Lafayette 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 | *Chipping |
| Myrtle Village Green | 636 Myrtle Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Owl's Head Park* | 68th Street and Colonial Road | *Chipping |
| Prospect Park - Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue | Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Prospect Park - Park Circle at Parkside* | Park circle at Parkside Avenue | *Chipping |
| Prospect Park - PP West & Third* | Third Street and Prospect Park West | *Chipping |
| Sunset Park | 44th Street and 6th Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Washington Park | Third Street and Fifth Avenue | Drop-off only |
Manhattan
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Schurz Park* | East 86th Street and East End Avenue | *Chipping |
| Central Park - E 106th Street | East 106th Street and Central Park East | Drop-off only |
| Central Park - W 67th Street | West 67th Street and Central Park West (north side of Tavern on the Green entrance) | Drop-off only |
| Central Park - W 81st Street* | West 81st Street and Central Park West, at the bridle path | *Chipping |
| Brigadier General Charles Young Playground | 145th Street and Lenox Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Corlears Hook Park | Jackson Street and Cherry Street | Drop-off only |
| DeWitt Clinton Park | West 53rd Street and 11th Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Inwood Hill Park* | Isham Street and Seaman Avenue | *Chipping |
| J. Hood Wright Park | West 173rd Street near Haven Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Marcus Garvey Park* | East 120th Street and Madison Avenue | *Chipping |
| Morningside Park | West 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Randalls Island | 20 Randalls Island Park | Drop-off only |
| Riverside Park* | West 83rd Street and Riverside Drive | *Chipping |
| Seward Park | Canal St, Essex St, Jefferson St and E Broadway | Drop-off only |
| St. Nicholas Park | One block south of West 133rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Stuyvesant Town* | East 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 | Union Square East between East 16th Street and East 17th Street | Drop-off only |
| Washington Square Park | Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North | Drop-off only |
Queens
| Location | Address | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria Park* | 19th Street and Hoyt 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 |
| Francis Lewis Park* | Third Avenue and Whitestone Expressway Service Road | *Chipping |
| Hunter's Point South Park* | 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard | *Chipping |
| John Golden Park | 215th Place and 33rd Avenue | Drop-off only |
| Juniper Valley Park* | 80th Street between Juniper Boulevard North and South | *Chipping |
| Queensbridge Park | Vernon Boulevard and Queensbridge Park Greenway | Drop-off only |
| Queens County Farm Museum | 73-50 Little Neck Parkway | Drop-off only |
| Rockaway Beach | 94th Street and Shorefront Parkway | Drop-off only |
| Roy Wilkins Park* | 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard | *Chipping |
| Travers Park* | 78th Street and 34th Avenue | *Chipping |
| Torsney/Lou Lodati Playground | Skillman Ave and 42nd Street | Drop-off only |
| Windmuller Park at Lawrence Virgilio Playground | 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 |
| Midland Beach - Lot 8* | Parking lot #8 at Father Capodanno Boulevard and Graham Boulevard | Chipping |
| Silver Lake Tennis House | Revere Street and University Place | Drop-off only |
| Tappen Park | Bay Street and Canal Street | Drop-off only |
| Westerleigh Park* | Maine Avenue and Neal Dow Avenue | *Chipping |
| 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 (*).
Highlights from previous years
DSNY Curbside Collections
The NYC Department of Sanitation will collect Christmas trees on regularly scheduled recycling days, which occur weekly. The specific day varies by borough. For more information, please visit DSNY's Curbside Composting website.
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