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Recycling
September 21, 2018 Celebrating Our 250th Stop ‘N’ Swap®
At GrowNYC, there’s no stopping when it comes to swapping! In an effort to reduce NYC’s waste and help more New Yorkers reuse perfectly good items, our zero waste programs funded by DSNY set out to provide an annual swap event for every community district in the...
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Recycling
February 12, 2016 Environmental Ambassadors at NYCHA
Over the past year, an exciting thing has been happening: recycling is rolling out at NYCHA developments citywide. As a partner in community engagement, GrowNYC has provided recycling education at workshops and events, aiming to change the way more than 400,000 New...
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Recycling
December 08, 2015 Have a More Sustainable Holiday
You've made a gift list and planned the menu, now here's your holiday recycling checklist:Wrapping paper, gift boxes, cardboard and other paper packaging can go out with other paper recycling (remove tape, ribbons and other decorations). Eggnog cartons, wine bottles,...
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Recycling
August 03, 2015 Five Million Hi-Fives to Greenmarket Composters!
Spring, winter, summer or fall, New Yorkers are increasingly dedicated to building a collective compost pile, facilitated by Greenmarkets and community composters throughout the city. In partnership with the NYC Department of Sanitation, GrowNYC has diverted more...
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Recycling
January 08, 2015 Clothing Recycling Gets Legs in Chinatown Co-op
The weekend before Thanksgiving, residents in one Chinatown complex took time to “unstuff”—closets and drawers, that is—bringing 2,500 pounds of unwanted clothing to a special collection in their building. In 2012 GrowNYC hosted an Earth Day textile collection as...
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GrowNYC
November 26, 2014 #GivingTuesday is almost here!
#GivingTuesday is back and we're proud to be a part of it for the second year in a row.Coming after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday acknowledges that we don't just take, take, take. We give back too! This year, on Tuesday, December 2nd, be a part of this growing global...
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