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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

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 Compost Pick-Up Site

570 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, NY 10473

Opens: April 1, 2026

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays, 9:00 - 11:00 AM

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

Opens: April 1, 2026

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays, 8:00 - 10:00 AM

Register to pick up compost in Brooklyn

Manhattan Compost Pick-Up Site

2442 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10035

Opens: April 1, 2026

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays, 9:00 - 11:00 AM

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)

Opens: April 4, 2026

  • 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

Opens: April 1, 2026

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays, 9:00 - 11:00 AM

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)

Opens: April 1, 2026

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays, 9:00 - 11:00 AM

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

Registration Opens In Two Weeks

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