Chipping Sites
Saturday, January 10th
Sunday, January 11th
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Christmas trees will be recycled into wood chips to nourish trees and plants on
city streets and in city parks, ball fields, and community gardens at Mulchfest, the Department of Parks & Recreation's annual Christmas tree recycling event.
Before you bring your tree to a Mulchfest site, remove the stand, netting, tinsel, lights,
and all other ornaments and decorations.
Bring it to any chipping
location in the five boroughs on Saturday, January 10th, or Sunday, January 11th, between
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and get a bag of free mulch from your chipped tree to nourish your own trees or street trees.
Brooklyn has several chipping locations, including one in Windsor Terrace at Machate Circle/Park Circle at Parkside Avenue and
Prospect Park Southwest and one in Park Slope at Prospect Park West and Third Street.
The chipping locations in all five boroughs are indicated by a green symbol (
) on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down to the interactive map or to the borough-by-borough sites listed below the map. Not all of the sites offer a bag of free mulch.
The chipping locations in all five boroughs are indicated by a green symbol (
) on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down to the interactive map or to the borough-by-borough sites listed below the map. Not all of the sites offer a bag of free mulch.
Drop-off Sites
Friday, December 26th, through Sunday, January 11th
Friday, December 26th, through Sunday, January 11th
Some Parks Department's tree recycling locations won't have chipping equipment on-site; at those locations, you can drop your tree off. It'll get chipped sometime later.
Drop-off sites will accept Christmas trees every day during park hours from Friday, December 26th, through Sunday, January 11th. Prospect Park is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Leave your tree along the Prospect Park perimeter fence near Prospect Park West and Third Street and at Park Circle.
Before you bring your tree to a drop-off site, remove the stand, netting, tinsel, lights, and all other ornaments and decorations.
Before you bring your tree to a drop-off site, remove the stand, netting, tinsel, lights, and all other ornaments and decorations.
A bag of mulch to take home won't be available at the drop-off sites.
Drop-off locations in all five boroughs are indicated by a white symbol (
) on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down past the interactive map to see the borough-by-borough listings.
) on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down past the interactive map to see the borough-by-borough listings.Curbside Collection
Thursday, January 6th, through Saturday, January 15th
Curbside collection by the Sanitation Department used to take place for several days in January. But now, real trees and wreaths that are placed at the curb are collected weekly on your recycling and compost day. Put them next to your other compostable materials.
The
trees will be turned into compost or renewable energy.
Before placing
your tree at the curb, remove everything from it: lights, tinsel,
stands, netting, and all other decorations and ornaments.
