November 2008

NYC Recycling Updates from the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education A program of GrowNYC
. In this issue: 1. OROE by the Numbers 2. New Public Space Recycling Bins 3. Recycle your Electronics at Green Screens! 4. Leaf Recycling Collection in Brooklyn 5. America Recycles Day	Textile Recycling Collection at Grand Army Plaza
OROE by the Numbers As of the end of the 2008 fiscal year OROE (Office of Recycling Outreach and Education) has made significant strides to helping residents recycle better, meeting with 235 residential buildings, including 322 meetings with building supers and over 1,050 building residents. Click to learn more about what we do. Our weekly textiles collections at Union Square and Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn have collected nearly 240,000 pounds!	Thank you for supporting our programs! Help spread the word by sharing this newsletter and encouraging others to subscribe for helpful tips and recycling updates at http://www.GrowNYC.org/recycling/signup To make a tax deductable contribution to support GrowNYC and its programs visit us at GrowNYC.org
NYC increases public space recycling bins 105 new blue and green bins are being installed in 33 locations throughout the five boroughs, bringing the total number of public recycling bins to 231. Selected sites are along current collection routes, adding minimal cost to the City. For more information and a list of locations, visit nyc.gov.
Green Screens and the 2009 DTV Transition More than 87.5% of electronics discarded in the US end up in landfills. With the February 17, 2009 transition to Digital Broadcasting, the forecast predicts a surge in e-waste. To make electronic recycling easier for NYC residents, Green is Universal has partnered with WNBC and GreeNYC to present Green Screens, electronic recycling collections in all five boroughs. Green Screens events will take place on Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 from 8am-2pm at various locations. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> To recycle computers, TVs, cell phones, radios, cameras, VCRs and other electronics visit one of the free Green Screens collections below.	Is your T.V. destined for the trash? As long as your T.V. is in working condition now, there’s no need to throw it away, but you may need to make some modifications. Analog T.V.s using a roof-top antenna or “rabbit ears” will require that you purchase a convertor box (about $40-$70) or switch to cable or satellite service. Subscribers of satellite and cable services will continue to receive broadcast signals without further action. Every U.S. household is entitled to two $40 coupons toward the purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes. For more information on the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program, visit www.dtv2009.gov, or call 888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY). Learn more about the digital T.V. transition and how to convert your television at www.dtv.gov.
GREEN SCREENS E-RECYCLING STATIONS: MANHATTAN Saturday only: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza W. 126th St. bet. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and Malcolm X Blvd. Sunday only: Cooper Square Cooper Square bet. E. 6th and 7th Sts. BRONX Saturday and Sunday: Joyce Kilmer Park Grand Concourse bet. E. 161st and 163rd Sts.	BROOKLYN Saturday and Sunday: McCarren Park Bedford Ave near N. 12th Street in Williamsburg STATEN ISLAND Saturday and Sunday: Staten Island Mall 2655 Richmond Avenue at Parking Lot F QUEENS Saturday and Sunday: Cunningham Park Union Turnpike bet. 196th Place and 197th Street
*Learn more at* *greenisuniversal.com/greenscreens* or call 311. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
Brooklyn Community Garden Hosts Four Leaf Recycling Events Due to budget cuts, the City will not conduct separate fall leaf collections this year. But you don’t have to send this resource to the landfill! Simply bring your leaves in clear plastic or brown paper bags (no twigs, trash or pesticides) to the 6/15 Green Community Garden in Park Slope, Brooklyn on November 8th, 9th, 15th or 23rd between 11 AM and 1 PM, rain or shine. Community gardeners will turn the leaves into valuable compost to fertilize and enrich their plots. A previous collection yielded over one ton of leaves and they expect to break this record with your contribution! The garden is located at 6^th Ave. & 15^th St. in South Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information visit www.615green.org.
America Recycles Day – November 15, 2008 Think you already recycle enough? Well, November 15^th is the day to do even more to help reduce our impact on the planet. From volunteering at the Green Screens events to teaching others something new about recycling, there are plenty of ways you can make a difference. Check out the America Recycles Day website for more information and to sign the Recycling Pledge to enter and win cool prizes.	Tell a friend: “It’s time to renew your recycling commitment!” Stop by GrowNYC’s offices at 51 Chambers Street, Room 228 during business hours to pick up a booklet of recycling pledges that enter friends, family and co-workers in NY State to win prizes. We’ll send you home with a cool America Recycles Day poster too. Entries are due by 11/20/08. Call 212-788-7900 to confirm pick up.
	GrowNYC (GrowNYC) is a hands-on non-profit that has been improving New York City’s environment for over thirty years. GrowNYC’s dedicated staff green our neighborhoods, create the environmental leaders of the future, reinvigorate New Yorkers’ understanding of, and participation in, NYC’s recycling program, and run the largest farmers market program in the country. For more information: www.GrowNYC.org.
	THE OFFICE OF RECYCLING OUTREACH & EDUCATION (OROE) works to improve the City’s recycling rate by educating residents about recycling and waste prevention, and working with landlords to make sure building recycling programs are adequate. Our free services include apartment building recycling audits, trainings for tenants and supers, community events centered on education and special collection programs for textiles, electronics, and compost. Our five borough-wide coordinators work on a community-by-community basis to identify and address the specific challenges to recycling within a Community District. OROE’s current intensive efforts target one-quarter of New York City’s residents in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, East Harlem, Central Harlem and Manhattan Public Housing; Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick; Astoria, Long Island City, Jackson Heights, Corona, Jamaica; South Bronx; and all of Staten Island. For more information visit www.GrowNYC.org or call 212-788-7964.
To make a tax deductable contribution to support GrowNYC and its programs visit us at GrowNYC.org

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