The Compost Collective

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The Compost Collective We are a volunteer group based in Queens, NY that promotes community composting in New York City. Classes are offered the FIRST Saturday of every month at 12PM.

PLEASE NOTE: **We will be closed for the month of February and will re-open Saturday, March 5th. There is a compost drop-off site managed by DSNY – Sundays – between 10:00am and 1:00 pm at MacDonald Park (adjacent to the Farmer’s Market) you may drop off there during the month of February.

***Food Scrap Drop Off: Before dropping off with us (food scraps, leaves, yard waste, branches etc.), you are required to take a one-time intro-class. Please arrive no later than 11:55AM. Thank you. *** This is an agreement we entered into with DSNY and the NYC Compost Project. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. We are open 12-2 pm every Saturday rain or shine. Come and join us in building up the community and being part of the positive change. We welcome your involvement. You can find us located on the corner of where Kessel Street meets Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills. We are no longer operating at 50 Ascan Avenue. We are a volunteer group that promotes community composting in New York City. We established the first community compost site in Central Queens at The Church-in-the-Gardens in 2011 and are the only community compost group in New York City that distributes finished compost to the public free of charge. Together with BIG! Compost, we have been managing the organics drop off site at the Forest Hills Green Market since its inception in 2013. We recently re-opened after a long pandemic break and we are accepting volunteers and we have recently teamed up with Queens Botanical Garden and are collecting food scraps since the food scrap collection was cancelled at the Forest Hills Farmers Market. Come and join us in building community and being part of the positive change. Since the pandemic we are open 12-2 pm every Saturday rain or shine, we teamed up with the Queens Botanical Gardens and we accept drop offs if you take our free introductory composting class. The class is given every Saturday at 12 noon. Please come a few minutes early to sign the waiver form if you wish to take the class. We are 100 percent volunteer run and we do not have the bandwidth to hold more than one class per day anymore. This is an agreement we entered into with DSNY and the NYC Compost Project. Unfortunately if you do not take the class then we can not accept your drop off’s and will be asked to return and take the class if you want to participate. We as a volunteer organization receive zero funding from NYC. The time we spend and the money we spend comes 100 percent from our volunteers. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

This community belongs to all of us—and it only thrives when we show up for one another.As you all know, we receive zero...
10/02/2026

This community belongs to all of us—and it only thrives when we show up for one another.

As you all know, we receive zero city funding and operate 100% through the energy, generosity, and participation of our community.

So we’re asking you to show us some love—and show up! Come out, support the work, connect with your neighbors, and help us keep building something special right here in our community.

We’ll have a raffle, good food, good people, and a good time—but most importantly, we’ll have community.

Come out. Bring a friend. Show up for your community. ❤️

09/03/2026

We're back! Our July break has ended, and the compost site is open for the season.
Swing by this Saturday, 11AM - 1PM, and bring your food scraps.. 🥕🍎🌿
See you there 💚

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09/02/2026

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When I was a child I admired bull foghters, then I grew up and realized the cruelty- i think this bull fighter realized the cruelty as well. Be kind!

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06/29/2026

We got a lot done together before our July break. Thank you to everyone who has spent time with us; from making compost to feeding our hens and watering the plants, our amazing volunteers make it all possible. See you after July 💚

06/23/2026

At The Compost Collective, we're working together to keep food scraps and yard waste out of landfills and transform them into healthy, living soil. Want to get involved?

Swing by the corner of Yellowstone Blvd. & Kessel St. (under the abandon LIRR tracks)

Some of you have been asking about the community supported agriculture group- whne we forat started- we started at the C...
05/29/2026

Some of you have been asking about the community supported agriculture group- whne we forat started- we started at the Church in the Gardens with the support of the Forest Hills CSA- Marina and other folks run it like a well orchestrated symphony- check them out. We were members for years and may go back.

Sincerely,

Carlos

P.s. sorry Marina - calls work best and it took me a while to check my text/ emails

After a few years away, our longtime farm partner has returned. Here’s everything you need to know about joining us for 2026 . We have some news that we think will make you smile. After a few…

To ights event has been cancelled due to the weather- check for date we will reschedule in May
04/25/2026

To ights event has been cancelled due to the weather- check for date we will reschedule in May

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Corner Of Yellowstone Boulevard & Kessel St
Forest Hills, NY
11375

Opening Hours

11am - 1pm

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+19296034858

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