Today and tomorrow (January 8th and 9th) bring that Christmas tree of yours to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! A proper ending for a nice Christmas tree!

Join the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and GreeNYC to recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips (info about sites at website). These wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. Or, take home your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree.

Parks will host 35 chipping sites and 35 additional drop-off locations: 70 sites in all! You must remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site. Biodegradable bags will be provided if you wish to take some free mulch home