2025 Bagged Compost Pick Up For NYC Residents - Western Queens
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2025 Bagged Compost Pick Up For NYC Residents - Western Queens

Wednesdays and Saturdays from April 23 – September 27. Registration will open two weeks before each scheduled event.

By NYC Department of Sanitation

Location

77-28 19th Ave

77-28 19th Avenue Queens, NY 11105

About this event

DO NOT REGISTER FOR MORE THAN ONE TICKET. WE WILL REMOVE DUPLICATE REGISTRATIONS.

Thanks for your interest in picking up bagged compost at our 2025 Giveback Event Series at the DSNY Queens Compost Giveback Site at Luyster Creek in Astoria.

NYC residents who register are eligible to take up to ten 40-pound bags of free Big Apple Compost made from your food scraps and yard waste.

On the day of the event:

  • Bring your ID
  • Limit ONE ticket per person. If carpooling, each person must bring their ticket and present ID showing a distinct NYC address.
  • Do not arrive before the listed pick up start time.
  • Residents only. Commercial vehicles will not be serviced.
  • Be prepared to load bags of compost into your own vehicle

Organized by

The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City clean, safe, and healthy by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning streets, attacking the scourge of illegal dumping, and clearing snow and ice. 

Free
Multiple dates