Who We Are

NYCLeaves is a volunteer-run, neighborhood-based coalition of gardeners and greening partners who are harvesting residential leaves for compost this fall. Questions, comments, tools? Email compost@nycleaves.org

Thanks to Our Partners

GREEN THUMB, north brooklyn compost project, SOLAR ONE, flatbush gardener, SUSTAINABLE FLATBUSH, neighborhood open space coalition, EAST NEW YORK FARMS, bk farmyards, 6/15 GREEN, brooklyn green team, EARTH MATTER NY, green edge nyc, BROOKLYN BASED, park slope food coop, CENYC, green guerillas, BUILD IT GREEN NYC, architecture for humanity ny, BBG, lower east side ecology center, QBG, and all staff of the nyc compost project!

 

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BOROUGH RESOURCES

Note: Only listings in GREEN are LeafDrop sites!

:::Many thanks to our citywide partners:::

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Council on the Environment of NYC

Master Composters*

Go to the Day to Day page for listing by dates

THE BRONX (click here for a map and list of  participating gardens)

Update: Friends of Brook Park in the South South Bronx (141st and Brook Ave 10454) are now accepting leaves!

Update: The Little Green Garden in Morrisania (E160th and Elton Ave 10451) is now accepting leaves!

*Bronx Compost Project: programs carried out by New York Botanical Garden


BROOKLYN (see also the BK DECAY page and map for participating gardens)

*Brooklyn Compost Project: programs carried out by Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Many thanks to BBG’s GreenBridge Community Garden Alliance for truly dedicated outreach and support!

Fort Greene Compost Project - Thanks for advice and overflow assistance!

North Brooklyn Compost Project - Thanks for spreading the word (and taking leaves)!

East New York Farms – Many thanks for the petition, campaign, advice and outreach!

Sustainable Flatbush – Thanks for advice and outreach!

BK Farmyards: Decentralized Urban Farming Network in Brooklyn - Thank you for composting overflow leaves!

Vokashi: Kitchen Waste Solutions - Thank you for overflow assistance!

Neighborhood Open Space Coalition - Thank you for composting overflow leaves!

MANHATTAN (click here for a map and list of  participating gardens)

UpdateMorris-Jumel Community Garden in Washington Heights (457 W 162nd St) will be accepting leaves!

Update: Clinton Community Garden in Hell’s Kitchen (W 48th btw 9/10 aves) will be accepting leaves!

*Manhattan Compost Project: programs carried out by Lower East Side Ecology CenterThank you so much for outreach!

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QUEENS (click here for a map)

Update: Two Coves Community Garden in Astoria (Astoria Blvd/8th st./30th ave) is now accepting leaves!

Update: Astoria Park (19th st. and Astoria Park South) is now accepting leaves!

Update: St. Marks Garden in Jackson Heights (34th ave btw 81st/82nd sts) is now accepting leaves!

*Queens Compost Project: programs carried out by Queens Botanical Garden - Many thanks for dedicated research and outreach!

Build it Green! NYC - Thanks for materials and overflow support!


STATEN ISLAND

*Staten Island Compost Project: programs carried out by Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanic Garden


*These Compost Projects and Master Composters are brought to us by the NYC Compost Project, funded since 1993 by the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling.

NOTE: ONLY LISTINGS IN GREEN ARE DROP-OFF SITES.