The Architectural League of New York 133rd Annual Meeting
The Architectural League of New York’s 133rd Annual Meeting will feature a tour of Sims Municipal Recycling, Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility.
Clothing Swap-O-Rama
A fantastic way to get free new-to-you clothing, find a home for clothing that no longer excites you, meet new friends and help save the environment.
Recycle-To-Art
Have fun creating arts and crafts projects using different discarded everyday materials, turning them into new beautiful items.
Bronx Museum Stop ‘N’ Swap
At this community “swap,” you can find a new home for things you no longer need and take home items you can use.
Composting, the Bloomberg way
Composting bins for all residences and businesses in New York City may not be far off.
E-Waste Recycling Event
Photo credit: uitsnews.iu.edu Don’t know what to do with old or broken electronics that are lying around at home? Come to the summer E-waste recycling…
Become a Recycling Volunteer with GrowNYC
GrowNYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education is hosting an orientation to help teach residents how to properly recycle and gain the ability to teach…
Fix it, give it, rethink it: newest Greenmap for NYC
Greenmaps releases a lovely “fix it, give it, rethink it” map for a better New York City.
On waste, still more questions than answers
What if one of our practices, recycling, is actually damaging to the overall environmental project we should be pursuing?
Short takes: new recycling, and a White House honor
This week, Mayor Bloomberg announced the biggest expansion in recycling in 25 years.
How to recycle your cell phone or mobile device in New York City
As people continue to upgrade from their old cell phones and buy new ones, cell phone pollution simultaneously continues to grow. However, the State of New York is working hard to curb the growth of mobile device waste.
NYC gets a plastic-foam ban
According to the New York Times, Mayor Bloomberg will propose a ban on plastic-foam containers in his State of the City speech on Thursday:…
NYC considering a Styrofoam ban
As reported in DNAinfo, Deputy Commissioner for Recycling and Sustainability Ron Gonen recently called for legislation to ban all food service Styrofoam containers and packaging in…
Recycling fashion made easy
Fall is upon us! As you pull out your cold-weather gear, you find that sweater that you’ve wanted to get rid of quite some time…
Donate, Swap or Take Home Used Materials for Your Next Artistic Endeavors!
Join Fourth Arts Block (FAB) at Load OUT!, a a one of a kind re-use & repurposing event, that brings together gently used materials of all sorts…
NYC is Lagging in Recycling: Become a recycling leader in your apartment building
One of the ways that we can work to reverse this trend is by participating in the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Apartment Building Recycling Initiative (ABRI).