recycling

Recycle your clean paper, Harlem!

Publisher — Wed, 14 Jul 2024 13:14:38 +0000

GrowNYC has a new interactive website that shows New Yorkers what things we've been throwing out that we can (and should) be recycling instead! At the top of that list is PAPER! Over 775.220 TONS of recycleable paper is thrown into the trash each year.

Your NYC Recycling Questions Answered

Riverside — Thu, 06 May 2024 17:33:25 +0000

Jae Watkins does outreach and education about recycling and the environment in Community District 2 for GrowNYC. Ms. Watkins has volunteered to answer your recycling queries on the blog, as their resident expert on all things green.

Harlem Recycling - Earth Day reminds us how to recycle in NYC

Publisher — Thu, 22 Apr 2024 13:29:22 +0000

Harlem Recycling: Things you might not know about recycling in New York City

Expanded recycling in NYC??

Laura — Mon, 12 Apr 2024 14:33:45 +0000

For New Yorkers who like to recycle, there's some pretty good news in our future. It looks like they are trying to pass a law that will expand recycling of plastics in New York. This means that we can finally recycle items like yogurt containers, plastic fast food containers, laundry detergent containers and more! It

Stop getting unwanted catalogs, Harlem!

Riverside — Tue, 23 Feb 2024 20:57:56 +0000

All New Yorkers suffer from getting too many unwanted catalogs... Now you can control which catalogs get to your mailbox!

Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources.

Visit catalogchoice.org today!

Recycling in the Grant Houses

Riverside — Tue, 27 Oct 2024 17:20:35 +0000

I was reading an article about the Grant Houses in Harlem taking action to begin a recycling program in their buildings. I think it's so great that the people who lived there were able to recognize a need for these programs, defend their rights to have one, and begin largescale education programs to get people to understand how to recycle once they were given proper recycling bins.

Get cash for recycling old electronics??

Riverside — Tue, 27 Oct 2024 15:37:07 +0000

I have been getting e-mails from the Lazy Environmentalist, Josh Dorfman, giving me ideas on ways to "go green" without having to do too much.

Harlem: Learn how to Recycle and Compost in NYC

Laura — Thu, 10 Sep 2024 16:29:31 +0000

Start: Sep 14 2024 6:00 pm

End: Sep 14 2024 7:30 pm

From Frying Pans to Food Waste: Learn to Recycle and Compost in NYC

When: Monday, September 14, 6pm-7:30pm
Where:The Countee Cullen branch of the New York Public Library, 104 West 136th Street near Lenox.

CFL Lightbulbs can now be Recycled in Harlem and Washington Heights!

Laura — Mon, 08 Jun 2024 17:50:00 +0000

Residents of Harlem and Washington Heights can now recycle their used CFL lightbulbs (the energy efficient ones!)

Get ready for spring in NYC

Publisher — Mon, 16 Mar 2024 20:21:34 +0000

Do you want to know where you can grow your own vegetables in NYC? Or plant a tree? Maybe you're more interested in finding out where you can volunteer or recycle?

Council on the Environment of NYC

Publisher — Wed, 15 Oct 2024 14:48:51 +0000

The Council on the Environment of NYC works to better NYC's environment. They promote information on recycling, greenmarkets, environmental education, open space, and greenlife in New York City.

Council on the Environment of NYC (CENYC)

Publisher — Mon, 29 Sep 2024 21:34:31 +0000

Find information about recycling, greenmarkets, environmental education, open space, green life.