Our network of Greenmarket farmers markets, Farmstands, and Fresh Food Box pick-ups, coupled with GrowNYC Wholesale, ensures that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.
UPDATE, NOV 13, 2020: Clothing collections are resuming with limited hours at small number of markets. All other sites are cancelled until further notice; there is no timeline in place to add collection sites.
Important Notice on the Suspension of GrowNYC’s Recycling Programs (click to read PDF)
FIND A CLOTHING DROP-OFF
What We Accept:
Clean and dry clothing, paired shoes, linens, handbags, belts, and other reusable textiles. No fabric rolls or scraps of any size, rugs, carpeting, pillows, comforters, or luggage. Your contribution to the program is tax deductible.
What happens to materials donated?
Textiles are accepted by Wearable Collections and taken to a facility where they are sorted into different grades, with an effort to recover as much usable clothing as possible for distribution to second-hand markets. Material that is not suitable for reuse will go to recycling markets to be used as wiping rags or shredded for low grade fiber products such as insulation.
Why can’t I recycle scraps?
Due to a shift in market conditions, Wearable Collections is unable to accept large volumes of scraps for processing. Your quality donations ensure the sustainability of the textile recycling program, which recovers the portion of non-reusable material for secondary uses.
Get a textile recycling bin for your apartment building!
Check out refashionNYC for more info.
6.25 Million lbs Collected Since 2007
The average New Yorker tosses 46 pounds of clothing and other textiles in the trash each year. All told, NYC residents discard nearly 200,000 tons of textiles every year, at a cost to taxpayers and our environment.
Textiles can be dropped off weekly at the following locations. Please visit our recycling events page to find special one-day collections.
In cases of severe weather, markets may close early or be cancelled. Please drop early and check our blog or follow us on social media for schedule updates.
NOTICE: MOST COLLECTIONS REMAIN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
STATUS | BOROUGH | GREENMARKET | DAY | TIME |
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Open | Manhattan | Tompkins Square Greenmarket E 7th St & Ave A | Sundays | 9am-1pm |
Open | Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens Greenmarket
Smith b/t 1st & 2nd Pl |
Sundays | 8am-12pm |
Open | Brooklyn | Ft. Greene Greenmarket Myrtle Ave & Washington Park |
Saturdays | 9am-1pm |
Open | Brooklyn | Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket under the GAP Arch |
Saturdays | 9am-12:30pm |
Open | Brooklyn | McCarren Park Greenmarket Union Ave and Driggs |
Saturdays | 8am-1:30pm |
Closed |
Bronx |
Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 161st St |
Tuesdays Closed for the season |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Bronx | Fordham Plaza On-the-Go E Fordham Rd & 3rd Ave |
Fridays starting Dec 6, 2019 |
8am-11:30am |
Closed | Bronx | Fordham Plaza Greenmarket E Fordham Rd & 3rd Ave |
Fridays Closed for the season | 8am-1pm |
Closed | Bronx | La Familia Verde Farmer's Market E Tremont Ave b/t Lafontaine Ave & Arthur Ave |
Tuesdays Closed for the season |
9am-1pm |
Closed | Bronx | Parkchester Greenmarket Westchester Ave & White Plains Rd |
Fridays Closed for the season |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Bronx | Poe Park Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 192nd St |
Tuesdays Closed for the season |
8am-1:30pm |
Closed | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket Court & Montague |
Saturdays & |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Brooklyn | Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Rd b/t Argyle & Rugby Rds |
Sundays |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Brooklyn | Parkside Plaza On-the-Go (collection only - no market) Parkside Ave & Ocean Ave |
Thursdays |
7:30am-10:30am |
Closed | Manhattan | 57th St Greenmarket 57th St & 10th Ave |
Saturdays |
8am-12:30pm
|
Closed | Manhattan | 79th St Greenmarket 79th St & Columbus Ave |
Sundays | 9am-1pm |
Closed | Manhattan | 82nd St Greenmarket 82nd St b/t 1st & York |
Saturdays | 9am-2pm |
Closed | Manhattan | 97th St Greenmarket W 97th & Columbus Ave |
Fridays |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Manhattan | 175th Street Greenmarket 175th St & Wadsworth |
Thursdays |
8am-2pm |
Closed | Manhattan | Abingdon Square Greenmarket W12th St & 8th Ave |
Saturdays |
8am-1pm |
Closed | Manhattan | Columbia University Greenmarket Broadway b/t 114th & 115th Sts |
Sundays & Thursdays |
8am-3pm |
Closed | Manhattan | Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket E 47th St & 2nd Ave |
Wednesdays |
8am-3pm |
Closed | Manhattan | Fort Washington Greenmarket 168th St & Ft. Washington Ave |
Tuesdays Closed for the season |
8am-3pm |
Closed | Manhattan | Inwood Greenmarket Isham b/t Seaman & Cooper |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm |
Manhattan |
|
Sundays |
8am-4pm |
|
Closed |
Manhattan |
Tribeca Greenmarket |
Saturdays & |
8am-1pm |
Closed |
Manhattan |
Union Square Greenmarket |
Mondays & |
8am-4pm |
Closed |
Queens |
Corona Greenmarket |
Fridays |
8am-3pm |
Closed |
Queens |
Forest Hills Greenmarket |
Sundays |
8:30am-1pm |
Closed |
Queens |
Jackson Heights Greenmarket |
Sundays |
8am-1:30pm |
Closed |
Queens |
Sunnyside Greenmarket |
Saturdays |
9am-1pm |
NOTICE: MOST COLLECTIONS REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE