Kew Gardens CSA Food Scrap Drop-Off

06/07/2026

The Food Scrap Drop-Off is OPEN today, June 7, normal hours 10am to 1pm.

COMPOST GIVEAWAY: We are giving out compost made from the food scraps you bring us every week--processed by the Master Composters at Queens Botanical Garden.

ADVISORY: A large tree fell into the road during last night's storm. Austin St. Is blocked. If you normally come by car be advised that there is police tape across the road.
If you are walking, tread carefully.
Our little corner of the park is clear, safe and secure.

Lastly, check out all the goodies in today's CSA delivery, the first of the season. Sign-ups are still open.

05/16/2026

SATURDAY, May 16.
You will feel good every time you pass the barrel that you helped beautify.
10am

05/14/2026

Send us dead flowers.
Did you give or get flowers for Mothers Day?
Bring them to the Food Scrap Drop-Off and they will be processed for compost.

Have your Mother's Day flowers seen better days? Dispose of them properly by composting them. Learn more at nyc.gov/compost

04/22/2026

Earth Day 2026 think globally, act locally

04/05/2026

April 12: bring electronics, textiles, paint to QBG's recycling event. Follow the link below...

Have old computer parts, textiles, or paint lying around? Bring them to our e-waste collection day, hosted in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

03/17/2026

CALL FOR ACTION: You can support community composting in Kew Gardens and citywide by writing to the City Council committee that oversees this. Please read the following from our friends at Big Reuse and please consider writing a short messsage to the Council so they will maintain funding in the forthcoming budget. Thank you---The KG FSDO Team
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From Big Reuse:
This Monday, March 16, City Council will be holding a budget hearing on sanitation and solid waste management at 250 Broadway in Manhattan. The hearing will start at 10:30AM, with public testimony beginning at 12:00PM.

If you're passionate about keeping community composting programs accessible across New York City to make for a more resilient future amidst climate change, we encourage you to provide in-person or virtual testimony by registering here! You can also submit a written testimony up to 72 hours after the hearing via [email protected]. To get you started, we've created a template that can be adapted for written or day-of testimony.

Please send the email to: [email protected].

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Chair Sanchez and members of the Committee,

Hello,

I am writing to strongly support ongoing, stable funding for community composting. I am a regular weekly contributor with a community composting program in Kew Gardens that is run by volunteers and supported by the Queens Botanical Garden.

Community composting is a proven climate solution. It reduces landfill waste, lowers emissions, enriches our city’s soil, and strengthens our resilience. We’ve seen how the City Council can be part of that change, and we appreciate the support it’s been given in the past.

This isn’t just about compost; it’s about investing in a better future for all New Yorkers because supporting organic compost is just one part of the process that enriches our community through organic gardening, compost teaching programs along with awareness and community food support programs. I urge the Council to continue to fund community composting.

Thank you,

[YOUR NAME]

03/15/2026

We still have free compost to give away
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(please bring your own bag or container for storage)

03/13/2026

Community event: Reuse, recycle

03/04/2026

Come on by this Sunday 3/8 and pick up fresh COMPOST along with countertop containers for your foodscraps. 10am to 1pm.
Our thx to you.

02/26/2026

You are invited to a COMPOST GIVEBACK and COUNTERTOP FOODSCRAP CONTAINER GIVEAWAY this coming Sunday, March 1, in the KG Cinemas Park. The compost is processed by Queens Botanical Garden from the food scraps you bring us week after week and from other community composting sites. It comes to us loose in large bags, so you might want to bring a vessel or container. (We will have lunch bags.) The handy containers are while supply lasts. This is our thank you for supporting community composting. Hoping to see you 10am to 1pm.