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NYC residents, nonprofit organizations, and agencies can get free, high-quality compost made from the leaf and yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper we collect.
Commercial landscapers and other businesses can purchase compost in bulk.
Learn more about purchasing compost, mulch, and woodchips for professional use.
Residents
Seasonal Pick-Up Sites
Pop-Up Community Giveback Events
NYC Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations
Bulk Compost and Mulch Pick-Up
Bagged Compost Pallet Deliveries
Residents
We operate
Seasonal Compost Pick-Up Sites
from April to September. We also hold
Pop-Up Community Giveback Events
throughout the City.
All NYC residents are eligible to receive free bags of compost.
Registration is REQUIRED. Limit ONE registration per household.
If you are carpooling, each person picking up compost must show a separate registration and an ID with a distinct NYC address.
Registration opens 2 weeks before each event.
NOTE:
This is for NYC residents ONLY. NO businesses or commercial vehicles.
Seasonal Compost Pick-Up Sites
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Eastern Queens
Western Queens
Staten Island
Bronx Compost Pick-Up Site
570 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, NY 10473
Open:
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register to pick up compost in Bronx
Brooklyn Compost Pick-Up Site
459 N. Henry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Facility entrance off Kingsland Avenue, north of Greenpoint Avenue
Pick-up site near 530 Kingsland Avenue
Open:
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 8:00 - 11:00 AM
Register to pick up compost in Brooklyn
Manhattan Compost Pick-Up Site
2442 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10035
Open:
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register to pick up compost in Manhattan
Eastern Queens Compost Pick-Up Site
235-69 Hillside Avenue
Queens, NY 11426
Facility entrance through brick gate at Hillside Avenue and Avenue C
Pick-up site after right on Second Street (in parking lot to the left)
Open:
Saturdays, 9:00 - 12:00 PM
Register to pick up compost in Eastern Queens
Western Queens Compost Pick-Up Site
77-28 19th Avenue
Astoria, NY 11105
Facility entrance at the end of 19th Avenue
Open:
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register to pick up compost in Western Queens
Staten Island Compost Pack-Up Site
450 West Service Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
Facility entrance at 600 West Service Road
(Route 440 South, Exit 7, Victory Boulevard)
Open:
Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register to pick up compost in Staten Island
Pop-Up Community Giveback Events
Register to pick up 2 free 40-lb bags of compost.
Register for one event only.
Registration Open Now
Saturday, April 25 - Silver Lake
Silver Lake Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, May 2 - Astoria
Astoria Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Opens In Two Weeks
Saturday, May 9 - Crown Heights
Brower Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, May 16 - Riverdale
Seton Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, May 17 - Midland Beach
Midland Beach, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, May 30 - Fort Greene
Fort Greene Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, June 6 - Forest Hills
Forest Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, June 13 - Lower East Side
Seward Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, June 27 - Marine Park
Marine Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, June 28 - Woodside
Doughboy Plaza Park, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NYC Agencies and Nonprofits
We give free compost and mulch to NYC agencies and nonprofits for their programs, construction, or landscaping projects.
Private vendors may pick up compost and mulch on behalf of City agencies. Agencies must first provide certification verifying the vendor is:
Contracted to work with the agency on a project, and
Not charging the agency for the compost or mulch.
Download a sample verification letter.
Bulk Compost and Mulch Pick-Up
Compost, mulch, and woodchips are available in bulk for pickup at our Staten Island Compost Facility and our Soundview Compost Facility.
Request a bulk compost or mulch appointment
Bagged Compost Pallet Deliveries
We deliver bagged compost to nonprofit organizations and city agencies each spring.
We deliver pallets of free compost between April and September to:
NYC agencies
Nonprofit organizations
NYC community gardens
Street tree care volunteer organizations
Each bag of compost weighs approximately 40 lbs, and each pallet contains 60 bags (2,400 lbs total).
Delivery Requirements
Your delivery location must meet the following requirements:
The delivery entrance must be at least 10 ft wide and have an overhead clearance of 10 ft.
Your street's width, parking and traffic conditions must allow for a 40 ft truck with forklift to safely unload pallets. If our drivers arrive at your location and determine the conditions are not safe for unloading pallets and/or do not meet location requirements, they will leave without completing the delivery.
You may be asked to provide additional documentation for us to verify your eligibility.
A member of your team MUST be on site IN PERSON to receive the delivery, otherwise your site will be removed from our list and will not receive another delivery opportunity in 2026.
Requesting a Delivery
You may only submit one request per site each calendar year.
The maximum quantity of pallets you can request is 2.
Submitting a request does not guarantee you will receive a compost delivery.
Your delivery date may be scheduled for several months in the future.
We cannot accept requests for specific delivery dates.
If your site meets eligibility requirements, you will be notified by email with an approximate delivery window. You will be contacted later by both phone and email with specifics about your delivery date and time.
Request a pallet delivery of bagged compost