
What happens to materials donated?
Textiles are sorted into different grades including usable clothing, cotton scrap, cotton blend scrap and synthetics. These commodities are then sold for reuse as clothing, linens, etc or to recycling markets that turn materials into wiping rags, fiber for car door panels and insulation.
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The average New Yorker tosses 46 pounds of clothing and other textiles in the trash each year. All told, NYC residents discard 193,000 tons of textiles every year, at a cost to taxpayers and our environment. But with your help, landfills are going on a diet.
Textiles can be dropped off weekly at the following 26 Greenmarkets. Please visit our recycling events page to find special one-day collections.
| BOROUGH | GREENMARKET | DAY | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx |
Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 161st St |
Tuesdays Jun 4 - Nov 26, 2013 |
8am-2pm |
| Bronx |
Poe Park Greenmarket Grand Concourse & 192nd St |
Tuesdays Jul 2 - Nov 19, 2013 |
8am-1:30pm |
| Brooklyn |
Boro Park Greenmarket 14th Ave b/t 49th & 50th St |
Thursdays Jul 11 - Nov 21, 2013 |
8am-1pm |
| Brooklyn |
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket Court & Montague |
Saturdays Thursdays* *starting Jul 11 |
8am-4pm 8am-2pm |
| Brooklyn |
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Carroll St b/t Smith & Court |
Sundays | 8am-2pm |
| Brooklyn |
Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Rd b/t Argyle & Rugby Rds |
Sundays | 8am-3pm |
| Brooklyn |
Ft. Greene Greenmarket Washington Park at DeKalb |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm |
| Brooklyn |
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket NW corner of Prospect Park |
Saturdays | 8am-4pm |
| Brooklyn |
McCarren Park Greenmarket Union Ave and Driggs |
Saturdays | 8am-2pm |
| Brooklyn |
Williamsburg Greenmarket Havemeyer & Broadway |
Thursdays Jul 11-Nov 21, 2013 |
8am-3pm |
| Brooklyn |
Windsor Terrace - PS154 Greenmarket 11th Ave b/t Sherman & Windsor Place |
Sundays May 19-Dec 22, 2013 |
9am-2:30pm |
| Manhattan |
57th St Greenmarket 57th St & 9th Ave |
Saturdays Thru Dec 21, 2013 |
8am-12:30pm |
| Manhattan |
79th St Greenmarket 79th St & Columbus Ave |
Sundays | 9am-1pm |
| Manhattan |
82nd St Greenmarket 82nd St b/t 1st & York |
Saturdays | 9am-2pm |
| Manhattan |
97th St Greenmarket W 97th & Columbus |
Fridays | 8am-2pm |
| Manhattan |
175th Street Greenmarket 175th St & Broadway |
Thursdays Jun 27 - Nov 21, 2013 |
8am-2pm |
| Manhattan |
Abingdon Square Greenmarket W12th St & 8th Ave |
Saturdays | 8am-1pm |
| Manhattan |
Columbia University Greenmarket Broadway b/t 114th & 115th Sts |
Sundays | 8am-3pm |
| Manhattan |
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket E 47th St & 2nd Ave |
Wednesdays | 8am-3pm |
| Manhattan |
Fort Washington Greenmarket 168th St & Ft. Washington Ave |
Tuesdays Jun 4 - Nov 26, 2013 |
8am-3pm |
| Manhattan |
Inwood Greenmarket Isham b/t Seaman & Cooper |
Saturdays | 8am-3pm |
| Manhattan |
Mount Sinai Greenmarket 99th St b/t Park & Madison |
Wednesdays Jun 26 - Nov 27, 2013 |
8am-2pm |
| Manhattan |
Tompkins Square Greenmarket E 7th St & Ave A |
Sundays | 8am-4pm |
| Manhattan |
Tribeca Greenmarket Greenwich St at Chambers |
Saturdays Wednesdays* *Starting Jun 26 |
8am-1:30pm 8am-1pm |
| Manhattan |
Union Square Greenmarket NE Section of Union Square Park |
Mondays & Saturdays | 8am-4pm |
| Queens |
Jackson Heights Greenmarket 34th Ave b/t 77th & 78th Sts |
Sundays | 8am-1:30pm |