The Curbside Composting Outreach team at Big Reuse is working all over Queens to spread the word about the city’s free, borough-wide food scrap collection. If you need compost for your houseplants or a new scrap bin for your kitchen, come find us at one of our upcoming events!* (*Weather permitting)
Friday, April 7
- 8am-1:30pm | GrowNYC Corona Food Scrap Drop off site | Roosevelt Ave & 103rd St, Corona
- 8:30am-1pm | GrowNYC College Point Food Scrap Drop off site | College Point Blvd & 14th Ave, College Point
Saturday, April 8
- 10am-12pm | 31st Ave Open Streets | Steinway St & 31st Ave, Astoria
- 11am-3pm | Easter Egg Hunt with Councilmember Holden | Juniper Blvd & 64-69 Dry Harbor Road in Juniper Valley Park, Middle Village
- 12-2pm | Easter Egg Hunt | 203rd Pl & 204th St in Bayside Fields, Bayside
- 1-4pm | Flushing Spring Family Day with Charles B. Wang Community Health Center | 47-67 Colden St in Kissena Corridor Park, Flushing
- 2-4pm | Safres Easter Egg Hunt | 701 Bay 32 St in Bayswater Park, Rockaways
Sunday, April 9 | 8am-2 pm | Jackson Heights GrowNYC Greenmarket | 34th Ave & 79th St & 80th st, Jackson Heights
Wednesday, April 12 | 6-7:30 pm | Giveaway at Travers Park | 34th Ave & 78th St, Jackson Heights
Friday, April 14
- 12-5pm | Giveaway at Seaside Library | 116-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaways
- 12-5pm | Giveaway at Auburndale Library | 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd, Auburndale
Saturday, April 15
- 9:30 am-1:30pm | Ridgewood GrowNYC food scrap drop off | Myrtle Ave & Cypress Ave, Ridgewood
- 10am-1pm | Giveaway with Partnership for Parks | Glenwood Landing, 39th Rd, Nassau County
- 12-4pm | Giveaway at Queensboro Hill library | 60-05 Main St
- 12-4pm | Giveaway at Rochdale Village library | 169-09 137th Ave, Jamaica
Sunday, April 16
- 8:30am-12:00pm | Kew Gardens CSA | Kew Gardens Cinema Park, Austin St off Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens
- 9am-3pm | Sunnyside Jewish Center Blood Drive | 40-20 47th Ave, Sunnyside
- 9am-2pm | Queens Botanical Garden compost giveback | 43-50 Main St
- 10am-12pm | Jackson Heights Beautification Group & CM Krishnan tree giveaway | 76-9 34th Ave, Jackson Heights
- 2-4pm | Discovery Community Gardens tree giveaway | 108-56 Union Hall St, Jamaica