GrowNYC's Office of Recycling Outreach and Education coordinates Stop 'N' Swaps in the communities where we are working to improve recycling in order to facilitate waste prevention and material reuse.

Our Stop 'N' Swaps provide the perfect opportunity to find new homes for things you no longer need. By taking home items that you can use, you are also helping to prevent waste from production, packaging, and transportation required to get new things.

What started three years ago as a conversation about how to urge Greenmarket bakers to incorporate local flour into their baked goods has bloomed into a full-blown initiative to revitalize and sustainably scale up the production of grains in the Northeast. Since those initial talks, much has happened: new local grain growers have been identified, mills have been built, and steadily, a broader range of grains—from freekeh and spelt to emmer and wheat berries—are increasingly more available to Greenmarket bakers and Greenmarket shoppers alike.