Updated October 15, 2022
Tuesdays 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Sundays 12 pm – 4 pm
Food waste drop-off: all year.
Leaf drop-off: October–December.
Public Food Waste Drop-Off April-October 2022
From April 1 to October 31:
(Updated drop-off hours will be provided for November 1 – March 31.)
Tuesdays 1:30 – 4 pm
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm
Saturdays 1 – 4 pm
Sundays 2 – 4 pm
For other food scraps drop-off sites, visit DSNY- Drop-off Composting.
Public Food Waste Drop-Off Sept 2021-March 2022
When the garden is open:
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm
Saturdays 2 – 4 pm
For other food scraps drop-off sites, visit DSNY- Drop-off Composting.
Food Waste Drop-Off Notice, Updated
For our 24-hour drop-off to resume:
- We need volunteers*.
To volunteer, go to downtoearthgarden.org/volunteer (online signup form).
* Goal: 14+ volunteers, 2 per day, each choosing a day/week, + backups.
- Sanitation (DSNY) to restart their Curbside Composting**.
Resumption of DSNY’s pickup service depends on how many have signed up within the neighborhood. Please have your building consider signing up: nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting
** Curbside Composting (organic waste pickup) — Pre-pandemic, DSNY picked up about 40% of our food waste; we composted 60% in-garden.
So, in order for a 24-hour drop-off to not overwhelm us, we need both: volunteers and DSNY to resume their pickup.
For further information, visit downtoearthgarden.org/composting
Public Food Waste Drop-Off July-August 2021
When the garden is open:
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm;
Thursdays 3:30 – 6 pm (except Aug. 5)
Food Waste Drop-Off Notice
For our 24-hour drop-off to resume again:
- We need at least 11 volunteers (our pre-pandemic number), but now, ideally 14* or more to fully cover 7 days a week (2 volunteers per day).
* One of our main volunteers was able to do 3 or 4 days a week pre-pandemic, including covering for others; and now, only 1 day, maybe 2 days, a week. So, need more volunteers.
To volunteer, see downtoearthgarden.org/volunteer
- Sanitation (DSNY) is expected to restart their organic waste pickup this fall. Pre-pandemic, DSNY picked up about 40% of our food waste, while we were able to process 60% in-garden. So, in order to make sure our 24-hour drop-off will not overwhelm us, we need both: enough volunteers and DSNY to resume their pickup.
For further information, visit downtoearthgarden.org/composting