LES Ecology Center

Tompkins Square Greenmarket
2026-09-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-20 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Tompkins Square Greenmarket Compost Drop-off, E 7th St., btw Ave. A & Ave. B, North Side, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Bring your food scraps to the NYC Compost Project’s drop-off location at Tompkins Square Greenmarket East 7th Street b/w Ave A and B, north side Hours: Sundays, 8:00am-5:00pm, year-round kitchen scraps may be dropped off during open hours. Please empty kitchen scraps into the bin. For more information, please visit our composting page.

Mathews-Palmer Park
2026-09-27 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-26 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-25 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-24 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-23 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-22 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-21 07:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-20 07:00 - 18:00 and 3 more dates | Mathews–Palmer Park, 445 W 45th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Thank you for participating in the Hell’s Kitchen Commons Food Scrap Drop-Off. Hell’s Kitchen Commons accepts food scraps at Mathews Palmer Park (45th between 9th/10th Ave) during the park’s open hours.
This is a community-managed compost drop-off site. Participants are asked to ensure the area remains clean and the bin lids remain closed after food scraps are dropped off. Participants must follow the guidelines for what to contribute. You are also invited to join the Hell’s Kitchen Commons volunteer team. Email hellskitchencommons@gmail.com to be added to their volunteer What’s App group.
Please note: Food waste from households only. NO businesses or other commercial generators may drop off.

Ridgewood
2026-09-26 10:00 - 14:00 | 5-86 Seneca Ave, 5-86 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY, 11385, United States
We accept the following working and non-working electronic equipment:

Audio-visual equipment
Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
Components (hard drives, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
Portable music players
Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax machines, etc
Tablets and e-readers
Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
Video-games

Clean and dry textiles:

Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
Clean rags
Clothing
Household textiles (towels, curtains, bedding)
Ripped and damaged material

We no longer accept:

Batteries (except for lead-acid batteries from UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) systems)

Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off for recycling at any store that sells them.
DSNY Special Waste Drop Off sites accept all types of batteries, including alkaline, lead-acid, and rechargeable batteries.

Media, such as disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, etc.

Please visit greendisk.com to purchase a shipping label to get these items recycled.

Download the flyer as a PDF!

Breezy Point
2026-09-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Breezy Point, 208th Street & 8th Avenue, Rockaways, NY, 11697, United States

Union Square
2026-09-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Union Square Greenmarket, Union Square, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Bring your compost to our original community compost drop-off location, operating since 1994. Located at the eastern edge of the Union Square Greenmarket–look for the grey barrels or ask a GrowNYC representative for the compost drop-off. For more information, please visit the Compost program page.
This drop-off location is open year-round on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 8am–5pm.

DUMBO (Pearl Street Triangle)
2026-09-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Dumbo Pearl Street Triangle, Dumbo Pearl Street Triangle, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, United States

East Broadway
2026-09-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-16 09:00 - 16:00 | East Broadway, E Broadway &, Rutgers St, New York, 10002
Bring your food scraps to the NYC Compost Project’s morning commuter drop-off location at East Broadway inside Straus Square. For more information, please visit our composting page.

Grand and Clinton
2026-09-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Grand & Clinton, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Bring your food scraps to the NYC Compost Project’s morning commuter drop-off location at Grand and Clinton Street. For more information, please visit our composting page.

Bokashi Bran Making with Down to Earth
2026-09-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Down to Earth Community Garden, 546 E 12th St, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Join us at the Down to Earth Community Garden for an afternoon of learning about Bokashi and making a Bokashi bran!

Jamaica (Roy Wilkins Park)
2026-09-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Roy Wilkins Park, Foch Blvd, Jamaica, NY, 11434, United States
We accept the following working and non-working electronic equipment:

Audio-visual equipment
Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
Components (hard drives, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
Portable music players
Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax machines, etc
Tablets and e-readers
Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
Video-games

Clean and dry textiles:

Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
Clean rags
Clothing
Household textiles (towels, curtains, bedding)
Ripped and damaged material

Paint in original containers (under 5 gallons):

Clear coatings (such as shellac and varnish)
House paint
Primers
Stains
Sealers

We no longer accept:

Batteries (except for lead-acid batteries from UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) systems)

Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off for recycling at any store that sells them.
DSNY Special Waste Drop Off sites accept all types of batteries, including alkaline, lead-acid, and rechargeable batteries.

Media, such as disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, etc.

Please visit greendisk.com to purchase a shipping label to get these items recycled.

Download the flyer as a PDF!

Mt. Loretto
2026-09-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Mt. Loretto, Staten Island, 6541 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY, 10309, United States

Howard Beach Library
2026-09-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Avenue, Queens, New York, 11414
We accept the following working and non-working electronic equipment:

Audio-visual equipment
Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
Components (hard drives, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
Portable music players
Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax machines, etc
Tablets and e-readers
Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
Video-games

Clean and dry textiles:

Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
Clean rags
Clothing
Household textiles (towels, curtains, bedding)
Ripped and damaged material

This event also includes paper shredding!
We no longer accept:

Batteries (except for lead-acid batteries from UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) systems)

Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off for recycling at any store that sells them.
DSNY Special Waste Drop Off sites accept all types of batteries, including alkaline, lead-acid, and rechargeable batteries.

Media, such as disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, etc.

Please visit greendisk.com to purchase a shipping label to get these items recycled.

Download the flyer as a PDF!
