Saturday, June 1

Buttons, Belts and Books: free quick fixes from Pop-Up Repair
9:30am-2pm, Inwood Greenmarket 
Isham St. b/t Seaman & Cooper
Break the cycle of use-and-discard!  Pop-Up Repair will sew on buttons, punch extra holes in belts and repair books while you wait.  For more information on this project visit www.PopUpRepair.com, or visit their store front, which opens today!  

Stop ’N’ Swap® - Upper West Side
12pm-3pm, P.S. 163
163 W. 97th St. b/t Amsterdam and Columbus
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, housewares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please. Flier. Learn more.

Pop-Up Repair Shop Grand Opening
10am-6pm, 4975 Broadway (at Isham/211th St), Manhattan
Got broken stuff? Can't find any place to get it fixed? For 4 weeks, a shop staffed by theatre artisans will challenge the cycle of use-and-discard consumer goods by using their craft skills to fix your broken stuff and create social change - by hand, one repair at a time. Pop-Up Repair will accept household objects in need of fixing: lamps, chairs, furniture, kitchen items, curios, etc. Let them cross that project off your list! Learn more.

Saturday, June 8

School and Community Recycling Fair
10am-4pm, MS443 New Voices Middle School
330 18th St, Brooklyn
This community event will feature a swap for clothing, small appliances, sports and dance equipment, information on going green, cooking demonstrations, art with Skraptacular.org and more. Rain or Shine. For more information contact Cherise deSota at 917-586-5724.

Stop ’N’ Swap® - Kingsbridge, Bronx
12pm-3pm, Bronx Amalgamated Housing Cooperative
Vladeck Hall Auditorium, 74 Van Cortland Park South at Hillman Ave
Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, housewares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please. Flier. Learn more.

Sunday, June 23

Clothing & Textile Recycling Collection – Chinatown
12pm-4pm, Confucius Plaza
33 Bowery b/t Bayard and Canal
Bring clean and dry clothing, paired shoes, bedding, linens, handbags, belts, fabric scraps 36"x36" or larger and other textiles. No rugs or carpeting. Items will be sorted for reuse or recycling.

Saturday, July 13

Electronics Recycling Collection – Chelsea
10am-4pm, Tekserve
119 West 23rd St (b/t 6th & 7th Aves)
Responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics (no appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators). Click here for a list of what's accepted. Electronic waste recycling provided by Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Sunday, July 21

Electronics Recycling Collection – Flushing
10am-4pm, Queens Botanical Garden
Enter parking lot on Crommelin Street
Responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics (no appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators). Click here for a list of what's accepted. Electronic waste recycling provided by Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Saturday, August 17

Electronics Recycling Collection – Morningside Heights
10am-4pm, La Salle St b/t Broadway & Amsterdam
Responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics (no appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators). Click here for a list of what's accepted. Electronic waste recycling provided by Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Find us in your neighborhood!

OROE will have tables set up at the following events. Stop by and get answers to your recycling questions!

UPPER EAST SIDE: Saturday, June 1, 12pm-5pm, 3rd Ave b/t 82nd & 83rd Streets - Green Block at the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Third Avenue Community Benefit Festival

UPPER WEST SIDE: Sunday, June 2, 12:30pm-3:30pm, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave at 110th St - Ideas for Sustainable Living

UPPER WEST SIDE: Saturday, June 15, 11am-1pm, 35 West 90th b/t Columbus & Amsterdam – W 90th Street Block Association Clean-Up Day