Everything you need to know about Mulchfest opportunities to recycle your tree and NYC Sanitation collections in Brooklyn. Tree drop-offs will be accepted from December 26 through January 12 at various locations in Brooklyn Bridge Park and around New York City.
All tree chipping will take place on Chipping Weekend, Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 from 9 AM to 2 PM each day at Pier 3 Plaza. Attendees can take home a bag of wood chips to use in their own gardens, yards, or street tree beds.
Brooklyn Bridge Park locations:
- Dock Street, between Empire Stores and St. Ann’s Warehouse
- Jay Street Entrance in DUMBO
- Pier 5 – Near OddFellows Ice Cream
- Fruit Street Sitting Area near Squibb Park, Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Pier 3 Plaza (drop off and chipping location)
- Dock Street, between Empire Stores and St. Ann’s Warehouse
- Jay Street Entrance
Curbside collection
The Department of Sanitation will collect clean, non-bagged trees left on the curb weather permitting on curbside composting collection days until January 12, 2025. City residents should remove all tree stands, tinsel, lights and ornaments from trees before they are put out for collection. Trees will be chipped, mixed with leaves, and recycled into rich compost for the city’s parks, institutions, and community gardens. Those wishing to dispose of mostly plastic and metal Christmas trees should remove all ornaments and put them out next to their recycling on regular recycling days.
