CLEAN & GREEN 2026: E-WASTE COLLECTION, TEXTILE RECYCLING, PAPER SHREDDING, AND MORE (FREE)

 

 

Spring Clean & Green

Sunday, May 3rd

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Assemblymember Robert Carroll will hold his annual Spring Clean & Green event for the public on Sunday, May 3rd, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

From Robert Carroll:

E-waste collection, paper shredding, textile recycling, plus representatives from Brooklyn cultural institutions, community organizations and city agencies with giveaways and information.  

Event Address: At the entrance to Prospect Park near Park Circle and Prospect Park Southwest, across the street from TD Bank.

 

-E-waste recycling by LES Ecology and DSNY (sign-up at the link below)*

-Textile Recycling by LES Ecology and DSNY(no rugs, mats, pillows, comforters, or insulation material)

-AARP paper shredding NO magazines, cardboard, metal or plastic (sign-up at the link below)*

-NYC DEP (information and giveaways)

-South Midwood Pollinators

-Brooklyn Botanic Garden (information and seed giveaways)

-Prospect Park Alliance (places to go, things to do, how to volunteer, and more)

-And More!

*E-waste will be accepted from 10am until 2pm. Please RSVP if you plan to bring E-waste to drop-off. This  helps DSNY estimate how many trucks to send to the event. 

Accepted E-Waste:

• Monitors (CRT and flat screen)
• Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
• Handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, e-readers, etc.)
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
• Components (hard drives, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
• Printers, scanners, fax machines
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
• Digital converter boxes, cable/satellite receivers
• Video game consoles and accessories
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
• NO batteries, paint, light bulbs, or media such as tapes, discs or cassettes
  
  Contact us at (718) 788-7221 or carrollr@nyassembly.gov for more details.

If you bring paper to be shredded, remove paper clips and metal binder clips in advance. Bring no more than three bags or three boxes of paper. Boxes will be emptied and returned to you. Paper shredding is available until 2:00 p.m. or until the mobile trucks are full, whichever comes first.

 

* If you're dropping off e-waste or dropping off documents for shredding, RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqnj6q4KdFsHTE_Sy_exTgFBU0Wzg8OSMsx1rQupKUcimWog/viewform. 

 

Location 

Park Circle/Machate Circle

Prospect Park Southwest at Parkside Avenue 

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

Park Circle/Machate Circle is near the entrance to Prospect Park near the intersection of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Avenue, across from TD Bank. (Google map) 

RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE: CHIPPING SITES, DROP-OFF SITES, AND CURBSIDE PICKUP

 

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.

Drop-off Sites
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.

 

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.

 

Curbside Collection

Year-round

 

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 year-round.

 

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.

PUBLIC TOILET PROPOSED FOR PARK CIRCLE

 

Community Board 14

Transportation Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 6th, 6:30 p.m.

Installation of an automated public toilet has been proposed for the Park Circle sidewalk, near Coney Island Avenue. 

The proposal will be discussed at an online public meeting of the Community Board 14 Transportation Committee on Thursday, November 6th, at 6:30 p.m. Feedback from the public is welcome.

The toilet will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. It'll allow fifteen minutes of use per visit. 

The toilet is free and fully-accessible. It's single-stall, self-sanitizing, and will be serviced twice a day for inspection and system maintenance. 

For installation to proceed, approval is needed from the following:

▪ Community Board
▪ Council Member
▪ Speaker of the Council
▪ Mayor
▪ Public Design Commission 

The complete proposal for the toilet is posted at https://www.nyc.gov/assets/brooklyncb9/downloads/pdf/2025/PPSW-at-16thSt-CB-2024-Park-Circle.pdf.

Meeting Agenda

1. Plans for the Park Circle Automated Public Toilet (APT) – Rachel Furmin, Department of Transportation
2. Update on the Interborough Express Process – Anthony Drummond, MTA NYC Transit
3. Introduction to Proposal to Ban Nonessential Helicopter Flights over the New York City Metropolitan Area – Representative, Stop the Chop NY/NJ
4. Other Business 

To watch the meeting live, go to https://cb14brooklyn.com/meeting/transportation-committee-meeting-november-2025/ on November 6th. You can watch it anytime on that page or on Community Board 14's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/BrooklynCommunityBoard14.

To participate or speak in the online meeting, register at https://cb14brooklyn.com/meeting/transportation-committee-meeting-november-2025/. You'll then be sent further instructions via e-mail.

CLEAN & GREEN EVENT: E-WASTE COLLECTION, TEXTILE RECYCLING, AND PAPER SHREDDING (FREE)

 

  

Spring Clean & Green

Sunday, May 4th

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

From Robert Carroll, Assemblymember for District 44:

My annual Spring Clean and Green event in Prospect Park is scheduled for Sunday, May 4th from 10am-2pm.

 

E-waste collection, Shredding, Textile Recycling, along with new services, giveaways and information from city agencies and local institutions. If you plan to bring Electronic Waste, please RSVP here.

Spring Clean & Green will take place rain or shine.

If you have any questions about this, either call Assemblymember Carroll's office at (718) 788-7221 or send an e-mail to carrollr@nyassembly.gov.

 

Location 

Park Circle

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

Park Circle (aka Machate Circle) is near one of the entrances to Prospect Park. It's by the intersection of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Avenue, across from a TD Bank.