Seasonal & Holidays
Where To Drop Off Your Christmas Tree In Queens This Year
Christmas trees can be taken to these local parks in Queens to be chipped and recycled.
QUEENS, NYC — Wondering how to dispose of your Christmas tree after the holidays? Don't worry! NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Sanitation has you covered. The agencies' annual Mulchfest has returned this year.
From Dec. 26 through Jan. 9, Queens residents can drop off their Christmas trees to local parks to be chipped and recycled.
"We'll chip your tree into wood chips that we'll use to nourish trees and make NYC even greener," NYC Parks' website reads. "More than 29,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!"
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Residents are asked to remove all lights, ornaments, and netting before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site.
They are also asked to wear a face covering and practice social distancing by remaining at least six feet apart from others.
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Here are the Mulchfest sites in and near Queens:
- Astoria Park: 19th Street and Hoyt Avenue (Chipping)
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground: Kissena Boulevard at Booth Memorial Avenue (Drop-off only)
- Cunningham Park: 196th Place and Union Turnpike (Chipping)
- Forest Park: Forest Park Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard (Chipping)
- Francis Lewis Park: Third Avenue and Whitestone Expressway (Chipping)
- Hunter's Point South Park: 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard (Chipping)
- Idlewild Park: Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (Chipping)
- John Golden Park: 215th Place and 33rd Avenue (Drop-off only)
- Juniper Valley Park: 80th Street between Juniper Boulevard North and South (Chipping)
- Queensbridge Park: Vernon Boulevard and Queensbridge Park Greenway (Drop-off only)
- Queens County Farm Museum: 73-50 Little Neck Parkway (Drop-off only)
- Rockaway Beach: 94th Street and Shorefront Parkway (Drop-off only)
- Roy Wilkins Park: Park entrance at Merrick Boulevard and Foch Boulevard (Drop-off only)
- Travers Park: 78th Street and 34th Avenue (Chipping)
- Windmill Community Garden: 39-22 29th Street (Drop-off only)
- Windmuller Park at Lawrence Virgilio Playground: 34th Drive and 54th Street (Drop-off only)
The chipping sites are open the weekend of Jan. 8-9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. People are asked to bring their own bags to take some free mulch home.
View the full list of Mulchfest sites around New York here.
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