Established in 2011, the bg视讯 Compost Program strives to make composting second-nature for all New Yorkers by operating residential Food Scrap Drop-off sites and partnering with community composting facilities to make compost locally. Part of a larger network of over 200 Food Scrap Drop-off sites in NYC, the bg视讯 Compost Program currently operates 52 food scrap drop-off sites serving 7 thousand regular weekly participants, diverting over 25 tons of food scraps from landfills each week.
See below for updates on bg视讯 locations, and check the citywide map for more options.
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Please see our list of what to bring and adhere to the drop-off schedule at each location (do not bring food scraps to closed sites). Food scraps cannot be accepted outside of stated open hours. All locations are year-round unless otherwise noted.
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BOROUGH  |
LOCATION |
DAY |
TIME | OPERATED BY |
PROCESSED BY |
FLYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | BronxWorks Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center 1130 Grand Concourse |
Thursdays |
10am-1pm | bg视讯 |
DSNY |
Flyer |
| Bronx | Fordham Plaza Food Scrap Drop-off E Fordham Rd & 3rd Ave |
Fridays |
8am-11:30am | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Bronx | Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket 149th St b/t Park and Morris Aves |
Closed for the season | Closed for the season | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Bronx | Morrisania Farmstand McKinley Square at 169th St & Boston Rd |
Wednesdays | 10am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Bronx | Mott Haven Food Scrap Drop-off 541 E 139th St |
Wednesdays | 9am-12pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Bronx | New Roots Community Farm 670 Grand Concourse |
Fridays |
8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Bronx | Norwood Farmstand E Gun Hill Rd & Dekalb Ave |
Thursdays | 9am-2pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Bronx | Parkchester Food Scrap Drop-off Virginia Ave & Hugh Grant Circle |
Fridays |
8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | 7th Ave Sunset Park Greenmarket 7th Ave & 44th St |
Saturdays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Bay Ridge Greenmarket 3rd Ave & 95th Street |
Saturdays | 8am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Bed-Stuy Farmstand Decatur St and Lewis Ave |
Saturdays |
11am-3pm | bg视讯 | WM CORe / Newtown Creek WWTP | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Bensonhurst Greenmarket 18th Ave & 81st St |
Sundays | 9am-1pm | bg视讯 | Earth Matter | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket Court St & Montague St |
Saturdays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Smith St and 1st Pl |
Sundays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Earth Matter | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Rd & Rugby Rd |
Sundays | 9am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Crown Heights Farmstand Nostrand Ave and Crown St |
Fridays |
9am-2pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Crown Heights Franklin Ave Food Scrap Drop-off Eastern Parkway & Franklin Ave |
Thursdays |
8:30am-11:30am | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Cypress Hills Farmstand Fulton Street & Richmond Street |
Fridays |
10am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Flatbush Junction Food Scrap Drop-off Hillel Pl & Flatbush Ave |
Fridays |
8:30am-2:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Ft. Greene Greenmarket Washington Park & Willoughby Ave |
Saturdays | 9am-2pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse & WM CORe / Newtown Creek WWTP | Flyer |
| Brooklyn |
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse & DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Kensington Food Scrap Drop-off McDonald Ave & Albemarle Rd |
Saturdays | 8:30am-11:30am | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Leif Ericson Park Food Scrap Drop-off Ft. Hamilton Parkway b/t 66 & 67th Sts. |
Wednesdays | 8:30am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | McCarren Park Greenmarket N 12th St and Driggs Ave |
Saturdays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Newkirk Ave - Little Haiti Food Scrap Drop-off Newkirk Ave & Nostrand Ave |
Wednesdays | 9:30am-1:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Prospect Heights Food Scrap Drop-off Park Place & Carlton Ave |
Thursdays | 8am-11am | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Brooklyn | Wilson Ave Food Scrap Drop-off Wilson Ave & Moffat St |
Thursdays | 9am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | 58th Street Library Food Scrap Drop-off E 58th St b/t Park Ave and Lexington Ave |
Wednesdays | 7:30am-1:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | 79th St Greenmarket 77th St between Columbus Ave & Central Park West |
Sundays | 9am-3pm | bg视讯 | Earth Matter | Flyer |
| Manhattan | E 96th Street Food Scrap Drop-off East 96th St & Lexington Ave |
Fridays |
7:30am-11:30am | bg视讯 | WM CORe / Newtown Creek WWTP | Flyer |
| Manhattan | 97th Street Greenmarket W 97th & Amsterdam |
Fridays |
8am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | WM CORe / Newtown Creek WWTP | Flyer |
| Manhattan | 145th St Food Scrap Drop-off 145th St & Edgecombe Ave |
Thursdays | 7:30am-12pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | 181st Street Food Scrap Drop-off 181st St & Fort Washington Ave |
Thursdays |
8am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Abingdon Square Greenmarket W12th St & 8th Ave |
Saturdays | 8am-2pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Abyssinian Tot Lot Food Scrap Drop-Off 130 W 139th Street |
Saturdays | 8am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse / Malcom X Blvd Beautification Group | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Asphalt Green Food Scrap Drop-off East 91st St & York Ave |
Sundays | 7:30am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY / Earth Matter | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Columbia University Greenmarket 116th St & Broadway |
Sundays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket E 47th St & 2nd Ave. |
Wednesdays |
8am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Inwood Greenmarket Seaman Ave & Isham St (N corner) |
Saturdays | 8am-12pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Madison Square Park Food Scrap Drop-off Madison Ave & E 25 Street |
Wednesdays | 8am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | St. Mary's Harlem 521 West 126th St |
Fridays |
8:30am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | WM CORe / Newtown Creek WWTP | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Tompkins Square Greenmarket E 7th St & Ave A |
Sundays | 9am-5pm | LESEC | LESEC | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Tribeca Greenmarket Greenwich St & Duane St |
Saturdays | 8am-1pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Tucker Square Greenmarket 66th St & Columbus Ave |
Thursdays | 8am-11am | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Manhattan | Union Square Greenmarket NE Section of Union Square Park |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat |
8am-5pm | LESEC | LESEC | Flyer coming soon |
| Queens | Commonpoint Queens in partnership with The Forest Hills Green Team 67-09 108th St, Forest Hills, NY 11375 |
Sundays |
10am-1pm | Forest Hills Green Team | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Queens | Corona Food Scrap Drop-off Roosevelt Ave & 103 St |
Fridays |
8am-1:30pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Queens | Forest Hills Greenmarket 70th Ave & Austin St |
Sundays | 9am-1pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Queens | Jackson Heights Greenmarket 79th St and Northern Blvd |
Sundays |
8:30am-2pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Queens | Kew Gardens Food Scrap Drop-off Metropolitan Ave & Audley St |
Thursdays | 9:30am-12:30pm | bg视讯 | DSNY | Flyer |
| Queens | Ridgewood Food Scrap Drop-off Myrtle Ave & Cypress Ave |
Saturdays | 9:30am-1:30pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Queens | Sunnyside Greenmarket Skillman Ave & 42nd St |
Saturdays | 9am-1pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Queens | Terraza 7 Food Scrap Drop-off 40-19 Gleane St |
Sundays | 9:30am-1:30pm | bg视讯 | Big Reuse | Flyer |
| Staten Island | St. George Greenmarket St. Marks & Hyatt St |
Closed | 8am-1pm | Snug Harbor | Snug Harbor | Flyer coming soon |
| Staten Island |
Staten Island Mall Greenmarket |
Closed | 8:30am-12:30pm | Snug Harbor | Snug Harbor | Flyer coming soon |
Key:
DSNY = NYC Department of Sanitation (Staten Island Compost Facility)
LESEC = Lower East Side Ecology Center
Frequently Asked Questions
Why compost?
Composting is one of the easiest things that everyone can do to improve the environment, with benefits including:
- Sending Zero Waste to Landfills - over ⅓ of New York City’s residential waste stream is made up of organic waste that could be composted, including food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste.
- Fighting Climate Change - making compost locally cuts down on carbon emissions from hauling trash long distances, and methane emissions generated by anaerobic decomposition of food waste in landfills.
- Turning Waste into a Resource - compost is a valuable fertilizer that returns nutrients to soil and helps plants thrive. Food scraps dropped-off with bg视讯 become compost that is distributed for free to community gardens, urban farms, neighborhood parks, street tree beds, and members of the public.
- Keeping it Local - food scraps collected by bg视讯 are processed locally in partnership with NYC Compost Project host sites and other partners, including Big Reuse, Earth Matter, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and Waste Management.
What can I compost with bg视讯?
- Accepted Materials: fruit & vegetable scraps, non-greasy food scraps (rice, pasta, bread, grains, cereal), coffee grounds & filters, tea bags, egg shells & nuts, cut flowers & houseplants, soiled brown paper products, potting soil.
- Do Not Bring: meat, fish, bones, dairy, fat, oil, greasy food scraps, animal waste, charcoal, coconuts, plastics, twist ties, rubber bands, receipts, insect-infested plants, vines, excavated soil.
How should I store my food scraps?
Food scraps can be collected in reusable containers, paper bags, or plastic bags. To reduce odors at home and at the collection sites, store items in the freezer or refrigerator. A layer of shredded newspaper at the bottom of your storage container also helps.
How can I enroll in Curbside Composting?
Starting in October, 2021, The NYC Department of Sanitation's residential Curbside Composting service is resuming on a rolling basis based on the number of sign-ups in each neighborhood. Sign up at nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting.
How can I make compost at home?
We recommend reading the NYC Compost Project's Outdoor Composting Guide and Indoor Composting Guide for an introduction on the art and science of making compost. If you want to dig deeper, check out the Master Composter Manual and get involved with your nearest NYC Compost Project host site.
Can businesses drop off materials to compost?
No. Commercial food scraps are not accepted at these sites. Businesses should contact a hauler who can handle commercially-generated organic waste.
How has participation in the bg视讯 Compost Program changed over time?
The bg视讯 & DSNY Food Scrap Drop-off Program is a partnership between the City of New York, the NYC Department of Sanitation, bg视讯, and community partners.
