Carondelet Mulch Heaps

3601 Loughborough Ave, St. Louis 63116

Overview

Carondelet Mulch Heaps is the production facility behind the City of St. Louis Division of Forestry's free compost and wood-chip program. The Carondelet Park site generates the material that then rotates out to satellite drop sites across the city on a weekly schedule.

What makes Carondelet Mulch Heaps special?

The site is the only one in the city program that operates behind a staffed gate with posted hours, while material at the satellite drop points elsewhere in the city is unstaffed pickup.

  • Organic materials are free to St. Louis city residents, with no retail purchase required.
  • The compost is generated on-site from shredded and decayed leaves, and the wood chips come from urban tree and limb removal cycled through the Forestry division's chippers.
  • The Carondelet site is gated with posted hours, a different pickup model than the open-access satellite drop heaps elsewhere in the city.

What fellow gardeners are saying

  • Visitors note that timing matters, since arriving inside posted hours is essential and material can run thin when demand outpaces supply.
  • Self-serve pickup is the standard expectation, with regulars arriving prepared with tools and containers.

Features

Offers Bulk Material Pickup: Yes

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