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 Queens events!*
(*Weather permitting; some events will only have scrap bins available)
Friday, May 19
- 10am-2pm | Peninsula Library | 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Saturday, May 20
- 10am-1pm | MS172 Health Fair | 81-14 257th St, Glen Oaks
- 10am-2pm | Juniper Park E-Waste Disposal | 80th St between Juniper Blvd S and Juniper Blvd N
- 10am-6pm | 63rd Drive Festival | 63rd Dr between Wetherole St and Booth St
- 11am-2pm | Partnership for Parks | Travers park Dog Run, 77-01 77th St
- 10am-1pm | Partnership for Parks | MacDonald park, 8720 Queens Blvd
- 12pm-3pm | Go Green in Queens with Assemblymember González-Rojas & Councilmember Cabán | 31st Ave Open St, 31st Ave between 33rd & 35th Sts, Astoria
- 12pm-5pm | LIC Springs! | Vernon Blvd between 50th & 46th Aves., Long Island City
- 1pm-4pm | Playground 75 Family Day | Playground 75, 75th Rd & 160th St, Fresh Meadows
Sunday, May 21
- 12pm-3pm | Stop N Swap | Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway
- 2pm-5pm | 34th Ave Open Street | 34th Ave & 93rd St, Jackson Heights
- 1pm-4pm | Utopia Playground Family Day | 73rd Ave & Utopia Pkwy
Friday, May 26
- 11am-3pm | South Ozone Park Library | 128-16 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park
Saturday, May 27
- 10am-6pm | Woodside Festival | Woodside Ave between 62nd St and 61st St
- 11am-2pm | Rosedale Library | 144-20 243rd St, Rosedale
- 12pm-4pm | Learn About Composting Day | Patagonia, 70 N 6th St, Brooklyn
Monday, May 29
- 10am-6pm | Broadway Astoria Memorial Day Fair | Broadway between 38th St & 37th St
Learn more about the program at nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting.
Have ideas for community events in Queens we should be attending? Want us to speak to your Queens-based organization? Contact us at compostoutreach@bigreuse.org