GrowNYC presents New Green City
Wednesday, September 29, 10am-6pm
Union Square Park, South Plaza
E. 14th St. – E.17th St b/t Broadway & 4th Ave
Following the success of 2009’s Green Brooklyn...Green City, GrowNYC is bringing the festivities to Union Square. This year's event will feature interactive exhibits, DIY tutorials and multi-media art exhibits. Also happening will be a special one-day textiles collection (weekly collections are at the Union Square Greenmarket Saturdays and Mondays ONLY) and the usual compost collection hosted by the LES Ecology Center, a feature of every market day at Union Square.

Compost Workshops

Learn to recycle your foodscraps and yard waste into a beneficial fertilizer and soil amendment for your garden, yard, house plants or street tree pit. Visit www.nyccompost.org to view the full calendar of events around the five boroughs.

Worm Composting 101
Sunday, September 12, 1pm-3 pm
La Perla Community Garden
W 105th b/t Columbus and Manhattan Aves
Join the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan to learn how red wiggler worms can turn food scraps into a special fertilizer for plants. Worm bin set-up, maintenance and troubleshooting will be covered. “Worm condo” and worms can be purchased for the discounted price of $44. Attendance fee is $5 cash payable at workshop.  To register, please contact the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan hosted at the Lower East Side Ecology Center at 212-477-3155 or info@lesecologycenter.org.

Inwood Hill Nature Center Compost Club
Meets the third Sunday of every month from 10am-12pm
Nature Center in Inwood Hill Park, enter at W218th and Indian Road
Get involved with composting in Inwood by joining the Compost Club! Learn about the process of decomposition, bring compostable materialsto recycle and take home fresh compost (while supplies last). Contact Katy at 212-304-2365 for more info.

Clothing & Textile Recycling

Weekly Textile Collections at Greenmarket (YES! All markets are open during Labor Day weekend, 9/3-9/6 2010)
GrowNYC hosts weekly textile recycling drop-offs for residents at 8 Greenmarkets on 4 different days of the week. Please visit www.grownyc.org/clothing for the full schedule.

Electronics Recycling Collections

Staten Island Electronics Collection
Saturday, September 18, 10am-4pm
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Ave, Parking Lot F near main entrance
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Morningside Park Electronics Collection
Sunday, September 19, 10am-4pm
Morningside Avenue b/t 113th & 114th Sts
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Glendale, Queens Electronics Collection
Sunday, September 19, 10am-3pm
Marshal Lot at Atlas Terminals, 81-76 Cooper Ave
Recycle your unwanted electronic equipment; click here for a list of acccepted items.  Sponsored by State Senator Joe Addabbo, Jr.  Call 718-738-1111 for more information. 

Jackson Heights Electronics Collection
Saturday, September 25, 10am-4pm
Travers Park, 78th St b/t Northern Blvd & 34th Ave
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Bronx Electronics Collection
Sunday, September 26, 10am-4pm
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway b/t Manhattan College Pkwy and Post Rd
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Upper East Side Electronics Collection
Tuesday, September 28, 11am-7pm
Church of the Heavenly Rest, 5th Ave & East 90th St
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Electronics Collection
Saturday, October 2, 10am-4pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Furman Street b/t Old Fulton & Doughty St
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Carroll Gardens Electronics Collection
Saturday, October 2, 10am-4pm
Bond Street b/t 3rd & 4th Sts
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Lower East Side Electronics Collection
Sunday, October 3, 10am-4pm
Delancey Street b/t Chrystie and Forsyth
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Tekserve Electronics Collection
Saturday, October 9, 10am-4pm
Tekserve, 119 W 23rd St
NYC residents (no businesses) can responsibly recycle unwanted or broken electronics.  No appliances such as microwaves or refrigerators. Find a list of acceptable materials here. Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

Find Us in Your Neighborhood

OROE will have information tables set up at the following events.  Stop by with your recycling questions and take our interactive recycling quiz!

• WASH. HEIGHTS/INWOOD:  Sunday, September 26, 9am-3pm - Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia Health Fair, 175th St bet St. Nick & Audubon