NYC Parks Encourages New Yorkers to Chip Their Holiday Trees During Mulchfest 2026

City Life Org - Don’t Toss It, Chip It! NYC Parks Celebrates Mulchfest Chipping Weekend at Washington Square Park

Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila Mulchfest 2026 Chipping Weekend: On January 10 and 11, bring your tree and take a bag of mulch home!  Mulchfest 2026 runs from December 26 through January 11. New Yorkers can drop off holiday trees at one of 76 sites – including 35 chipping sites – across the five boroughs, including parks and Greenthumb gardens. The…

NYC Parks Encourages New Yorkers to Chip their Holiday Trees during Mulchfest 2026

NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa joined elected officials in Manhattan on Monday, Jan. 5, to announce the Annual Mulchfest which is running from Dec. 26 through Jan. 11, and encouraged New Yorkers to have their holiday tree chipped at various park locations across the City rather than throw them out.