Fourteen food scrap drop-off sites are officially opening back up in Brooklyn and Queens, supported by city council's community composting funding.
What to Compost: Most food scraps, including fruits and vegetables, eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags, bread, rice, and pasta. Plant waste, including leaf and yard waste and houseplants. No meat, bones, or dairy.
Two new Brooklyn food scrap drop offs open back up on November 10!
Thank you to council members Lincoln Restler, Shahana Hanif, Chi Ossé, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Chris Banks, Justin Brannan, Rita Joseph, Julie Menin, Nantasha Williams, and Julie Won for supporting community composting in their districts!
Reopened Food Scrap Drop Offs supported by Big Reuse:
North Brooklyn Compost Project
McGolrick Park
Sundays 10am-1pm (beginning Nov 10)
NurtureBK Compost
Ocean Ave. and Parkway Ave. (SE corner of Prospect Park)
Sundays 9-11am (open again Nov 10)
Spring Creek Learning Garden at Opportunity Hub
1430 Freeport Loop, Brooklyn, NY 11239
Accessible by Louisiana Ave.
Monday-Fridays 10am-4pm
1100 Bergen Street
1107 Bergen St. Brooklyn, NY 11216
Sundays 10am-4pm
EL Garden
120 Jefferson St. Brooklyn, NY 11206
During open garden hours
Moffat Street Community Garden
9 Moffat St. Brooklyn, NY 11207
Saturdays 10:30am-12pm
East New York Farms - UCC Youth Farm
620 Schenck Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11207
24/7
Prospect Farm
1194 Prospect Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11218
Wednesdays 5-6pm; Saturdays 11am-12pm
4th Avenue Presbyterian Church
6753 4th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220
24/7
Q Gardens
58 E 18th St. Brooklyn, NY 11226
Saturdays 10am-1pm; Sundays 2-4pm
Christ Church Community Compost
326 Clinton St. Brooklyn, NY 11231
8am-6pm all week (please close gate behind you!)
Roosevelt Island Farmers Market
543 Main St. New York, NY 10044
Saturdays 9am-2pm
King Manor Museum
150-03 Jamaica Ave. Queens, NY 11432
Tuesdays-Saturdays 11am-4pm
The Connected Chef
49-09 5th St. Queens, NY 11101
Fridays 8am-3pm; Saturdays 9am-3pm
Check out this FSDO Map to find the full list which food scraps drop sites we're collecting from!