Our network of farmers markets, Youthmarkets, Fresh Food Box pick-ups, and Greenmarket Co. ensures that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.
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 collected by Wearable Collections and taken to a sorting 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.
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5 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 193,000 tons of textiles every year, at a cost to taxpayers and our environment. But with your help, landfills are going on a diet.
Textiles can be dropped off weekly at the following 26 Greenmarkets. 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.
| BOROUGH | GREENMARKET | DAY | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 161st St |
Tuesdays Jun 5 - Nov 27, 2018 |
8am-2pm |
| Bronx | Fordham Plaza Greenmarket E Fordham Rd & 3rd Ave |
Fridays Jun 15 - Nov 30, 2018 |
8am-1pm |
| Bronx | La Familia Verde Farmer's Market E Tremont Ave b/t Lafontaine Ave & Arthur Ave |
Tuesdays Jul 10 - Nov 13, 2018 |
9am-1pm |
| Bronx | Parkchester Greenmarket Westchester Ave & White Plains Rd |
Fridays Jun 15 - Nov 30, 2018 |
8am-3pm |
| Bronx | Poe Park Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 192nd St |
Tuesdays Jun 26 - Nov 27, 2018 |
8am-1:30pm |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket Court & Montague |
Saturdays |
8am-4pm |
| Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Carroll St b/t Smith & Court |
Sundays | 8am-3pm |
| Brooklyn | Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Rd b/t Argyle & Rugby Rds |
Sundays | 8am-2pm |
| Brooklyn | Ft. Greene Greenmarket Washington Park at DeKalb |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm |
| Brooklyn | Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket NW corner of Prospect Park |
Saturdays | 8am-4pm |
| Brooklyn | McCarren Park Greenmarket Union Ave and Driggs |
Saturdays | 8am-2pm |
| Brooklyn | Parkside Plaza (collection only - no market) Parkside Ave & Ocean Ave |
Sundays Jun 10 - Nov 18, 2018 |
8am-1pm |
| Manhattan | 57th St Greenmarket 57th St & 10th Ave |
Saturdays Wednesdays |
8am-12:30pm
8am-2pm |
| Manhattan | 79th St Greenmarket 79th St & Columbus Ave |
Sundays | 9am-1pm |
| Manhattan | 82nd St Greenmarket 82nd St b/t 1st & York |
Saturdays | 9am-2pm |
| Manhattan | 97th St Greenmarket W 97th & Columbus Ave |
Fridays |
8am-2pm |
| Manhattan | 175th Street Greenmarket 175th St & Wadsworth |
Thursdays Jun 28 - Nov 29, 2018 |
8am-2pm |
| Manhattan | Abingdon Square Greenmarket W12th St & 8th Ave |
Saturdays |
8am-1pm |
| Manhattan | Columbia University Greenmarket Broadway b/t 114th & 115th Sts |
Sundays & Thursdays |
8am-3pm |
| Manhattan | Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket E 47th St & 2nd Ave |
Wednesdays |
8am-3pm |
| Manhattan | Fort Washington Greenmarket 168th St & Ft. Washington Ave |
Tuesdays Jun 5 - Nov 27, 2018 |
8am-3pm |
| Manhattan | Inwood Greenmarket Isham b/t Seaman & Cooper |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm |
| Manhattan | Tompkins Square Greenmarket E 7th St & Ave A |
Sundays | 8am-4pm |
| Manhattan | Tribeca Greenmarket Greenwich St at Chambers |
Saturdays |
8am-1:30pm 8am-1pm |
| Manhattan | Union Square Greenmarket NE Section of Union Square Park |
Mondays & |
8am-4pm |
| Queens | Forest Hills Greenmarket South Side Queens Blvd at 70th Ave |
Sundays | 8:30am-1pm |
| Queens | Jackson Heights Greenmarket 34th Ave b/t 77th & 78th Sts |
Sundays |
8am-1:30pm |
| Queens | Sunnyside Greenmarket Skillman Ave b/t 42nd & 43rd Sts |
Saturdays May 5 - Dec 15, 2018 |
9am-1pm |
