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Greenmarket
April 07, 2019 Plastic Cleanse Photo Contest!
PLASTIC CLEANSE PHOTO CONTEST! Show us how you shop plastic-free at the Greenmarket (lots of tips here) and you could win this Ultimate Plastic Cleanse Kit for #zerowaste shopping, supplied by our friends at @packagefreeshop and @beeswrap In NYC alone, plastic bags...
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Recycling
April 06, 2019 Caught Up in Kondo? Don’t Spark Joy in Landfills!
Making up just 5% of the world’s population, the US consumes 30% of the world’s resources and creates 30% of the world’s waste. We have so much stuff that finding a place to put it is big business; the self-storage industry is booming. Today, it is physically...
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Recycling
April 05, 2019 GrowNYC’s 2019 Compost Giveaway
From May 24 to June 5, the GrowNYC Compost Program will give out free ready-to-use compost to participants who drop off their food scraps. Finished compost is a natural fertilizer that you can apply to houseplants and outdoor plants. The distributed compost is...
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Uncategorized
March 17, 2019 Remembering GrowNYC’s Founder, Marian S. Heiskell
It is with a heavy heart that we write to report the passing of our beloved founder and honorary chairwoman Marian S. Heiskell. Her vision of, and passion for, a cleaner greener NYC led to the creation of our organization in the Mayor’s Office in 1970. She tirelessly...
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GrowNYC
March 15, 2019 Groceries for Good
Please join GrowNYC for the Whole Foods 5% Day Community Giving Program on Thursday, April 18. 5% of all sale proceeds made at Whole Foods Market locations in Manhattan will go to GrowNYC – supporting neighborhood Youthmarkets, food access programs, community...
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Recycling
March 09, 2019 It Takes a Metropolis
Every year hundreds of everyday heroes help guide their fellow New Yorkers down the path to zero waste by keeping clothing and food scraps out of landfills, reusing items too good to toss, and by adopting new habits to reduce waste and recycle more. Check out our new video to peek into the...
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