NYC's Mulchfest Is Back. Here's Where to Recycle Your Christmas Tree Uptown.

NYC's Mulchfest is back.

The citywide program, running from December 26 - January 12, lets you recycle your Christmas tree at one of the Parks Department's dedicated drop-off spots. The resulting mulch is used to nourish the city's trees.

The initiative ends on Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 with Chipping Weekend, when you can bring your tree to a special chipping spot and get a bag of free mulch to use in your backyard or around a street tree.

Upper Manhattan's chipping sites are in Marcus Garvey Parl and Inwood Park (see below).

Here are all the Mulchfest drop-off locations in Upper Manhattan, from south to north:

• East Harlem Central Park, E 106th St and Central Park East

• East Harlem Marcus Garvey Park, E 122nd St and Madison Ave

• Central Harlem Morningside Park, W 123rd St and Morningside Ave

• Central Harlem St. Nicholas Park, one block south of W 133rd St and St. Nicholas Ave

• Central Harlem Brigadier General Charles Young Playground, 145th St and Lenox Ave

• Washington Heights J. Hood Wright Park, W 173rd St near Haven Ave

• Inwood Inwood Hill Park, Isham St and Seaman Ave

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