This Sunday recycling pandemonium will sweep streets across the U.S. Don't miss out! America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Celebrating its 12th year, it has grown to include millions of Americans pledging to increase their recycling habits at home and work and to buy products made with recycled materials. Through America Recycles Day, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) support local communities and raises awareness by educating citizens about the benefits of recycling. Volunteer America Recycles Day coordinators are positioned throughout the country and work to organize recycling awareness events in their schools and communities, and in conjunction with their local municipalities. What does it mean for you? You can also find out how to increase your recycling by learning about composting (which you can drop off at the Union Square Greenmarket), textile recycling collection sites around the city, plastic recycling, and cool recycled products here in BK. You can also take the official pledge! Happy Days!
On November 15 each year, millions of people become better informed about the importance of daily recycling and buying recycled products. The purpose of America Recycles Day is to continue to promote the social, environmental and economic benefits of recycling and encourage more people to join the movement toward creating a better natural environment.
Monday, November 9, 2009
America Recycles Day!!!!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Calling NYC All Eco-Vendors
Green Finds Eco Market Place November 12 to Dec 24 Wants You! The folks who run (eco)mpassion sample sale shop in lower Manhattan have decided to create an Eco Market Place this holiday season. How does it work? - Rent a table for $350 per week. We are open Thursday to Sunday - No Commitment just try a week and see. - Need more than a table? We can make a price based on sqft used - Need staff? We can help place staff or manage your area for a small fee Media outreach: Ike Rodriguez has been a pioneer in retail concepts and has always been well received by the press. He founded Find Outlet, a chain of outlet boutiques. Green Finds.com an online eco sample sale site and (eco)mpassion socially conscious designer sample sales. We plan on getting a lot of media attention on the Eco market place concept, there is no other like it in NYC. Your brand will be featured in all of our media outreach and press releases. Online Sale: As a participant you also have the opportunity to be featured for an online sale on http://greenfinds.com/ reaching thousands of shoppers at their desktops. If you sign up by the 5th you will receive 20% off your first week, so that’s $280 for your first week, $70 per day. To sign up or for more details, please contact Ike. ike@greenfinds.com or 917 226 9765
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Pee in the Shower! Save the Atlantic Rainforest!
New TV ads are encouraging Brazilians to save water - by urinating in the shower.
Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica says the campaign, running on several television stations, uses humor to persuade people to reduce flushes.
The group says if a household avoids one flush a day, it can save up to 4,380 liters (1,157 gallons) of water annually.
Just something to think about...
Friday, November 6, 2009
Rare E-Waste Collection Opportunity Next Week!
Tuesday, November 10 @ 11am-7pm Church of the Heavenly Rest, 90th Street and Fifth Avenue
Contact: Carnegie Hill Neighbors, 212-996-5520
Sponsored by: Carnegie Hill Neighbors, The Brick Presbyterian Church, The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Carnegie Hill/Yorkville CSA, Grass-roots
Bring cell phones, computers, laptops, copiers, fax machines, IPods and PDAs, modems, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, stereo and radio equipment, telephones and telephone equipment, televisions, typewriters, speakers, digital cameras, VCRs, DVD players. All E-Waste collected will be recycled in an environmentally responsible manner in the U.S.
Keep electronic waste out of landfills. Spread the word; hang up this flyer in your home, school and workplace!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
New Yorkers to Pay an Extra 5 Cents for Bottled Water
According to Earth 911: Starting Oct. 31, the New York State Government will charge a 5-cent deposit fee for all bottled water purchased in the state.
In an effort to combat its looming $3 billion deficit, the state passed its Refundable Container Act (Bottle Bill) earlier this year. The law was dubbed a “Bigger, Better Bottle Bill.”
While the law was due to take effect in June, the beverage industry filed a lawsuit, calling the bill “unconstitutional” because it excluded beverages with sugar added. This move put the law on hold until April 2010 in order to give time for manufacturers to make the necessary adjustments. . .
Nationally, Americans buy an estimated 28 billion plastic water bottles every year. An estimated eight out of every 10 bottles will end up in a landfill. Other states, such as California, Connecticut, Oregon and Delaware, have adopted bottle bills to increase recycling while supplying extra cash for state budgets.
Source: Earth 911
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
NYCLeaves: Project LeafDrop Are Picking Up Where the City's Leaving Off
No pun intended, cough cough...
NYCLeaves: Project LeafDrop, a new coalition of community gardens and greening groups dedicated to moving fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin, is building a growing network of community gardens that will take in some of the 20,000 tons of residential leaves that would otherwise go to landfills and turn them into beautiful, rich compost or mulch for garden beds and street trees. Community gardens participating in “Project LeafDrop”, welcome neighborhood residents to bring their bagged leaves (in clear plastic or paper bags without twigs or trash) to their gardens on specific dates in November.
Until 2007, NYC had collected and composted residential leaves, but since that program was discontinued due to budget cuts, some community gardens are inviting neighbors to bring their leaves to their gardens where the leaves will nourish our urban oases and be kept out of the wastestream.
Garden groups wishing to join Project LeafDrop and register as a drop-off site, to find specific drop-off dates at a participating garden near you, or for more information about the project, see the group’s website: www.nycleaves.org or email them at compost@nycleaves.org.
Information will be available at many of the participating gardens about how to make compost in your own garden or apartment and about efforts to encourage the City to reinstate its municipal leaf collection and composting program.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Last Minute Green Event in the Slope Tonight
Climate Change: Picturing the Science With editors Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe, and author Frank Zeman The first book anyone seeking a layman's understanding of the science of global warming should read…one of the most reasonable, unflappable, pleasantly humorous and least stuffy experts in any subject that we've met. ––Popular Mechanics [A] masterful account of the science of climate change…It will leave you both in awe of the Earth we inhabit and of the science itself, with all of its uncertainties and incomplete answers. ––Seed Magazine Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and Miami. From discussions of increasing drought, forest fires, and extreme storms to the deadly buildup of industrial and agriculture chemicals, the coverage is clear and bracing. And it’s inspiring to learn about the work of these cutting-edge experts as they marvel over the finely calibrated checks and balances of the earth’s systems, elucidate the ways human-induced climate change is making the planet less conducive to life, and chronicle inventive approaches to averting environmental catastrophe. In the midst of sobering reportage, the authors manage to appeal to our fascination with epic challenges. --Donna Seaman Frank Zeman, Ph.D., director of the Center for Metropolitan Sustainability, authored the chapter, "Getting Our Technological Fix."
NYC Green News Round-Up
EPA, Bloomberg Compete to Clean Gowanus [Brownstoner]
St. John's Soup Kitchen First to Implement Green Design [gbNYC]
Paterson Proposes Environmental Cuts, Advocates Sneer [NY Times]
City Awarded $105 Million in Exxon Mobil Lawsuit [NY TImes]
Electric Bikes Gain Favor on City Streets [NY Times]
Tree Pit Gardening on MacDonough Street [Bed-Stuy Blog]
Bloomberg's Environmental Record [NY Times]
Gowanus Canal: An Area of Transition [Cobble Hill Blog]
McBrooklyn Has Where to Get a Flu Shot Information [BVIB]
Urban Divers Enviromedia Mobile Debuts! [Found in Brooklyn]
Gas Company Decides It Won't Drill in New York Watershed [NY Times]
East River State Park Makeover [Brownstoner]
State Crowns Two Brooklyn Trees as Champions [NY Times]
compiled by Rebeccah Welch
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Brrr...Getting Cold Out.
Time to weatherize your apt/house. Niagra Conservation's retail site has these products for 20% off this November! You can also of course shop at local Green Depot...
Quick, do-it-yourself weatherization solutions:
-Asbestos-free, draft-sealing peel-and-press rope caulk, for example, is great for sealing up gaps around your windows and doors.
-Door and Window Adhesive, V-Type Weatherstrip – ideal for windows and doors
-Nail-On Wood Doorstop Combination with Q-Ion –a Niagara best-seller, finger-jointed with coped ends and primed
-Shrink-Fit Window Kit, 62” by 210” – provides an added thermal barrier for windows and doors
-Clear, Universal Glass Patch Poly Tape – ideal for quick, draft-preventing window repair
-Foam Door and Window Closed-Cell Weatherstrip – for easy use sealing out drafts
-Draft Stopper Gaskets for Switches and Outlets –an excellent way to keep out energy-depleting drafts
-Air Filter Whistle – lets you know when it’s time to change your furnace filter for more efficient use.
Click Here to look for products.
Friday, October 23, 2009
You Know Brooklyn Green Team Likes the Ocean...
Please take action to SAVE OUR FISH and protect our coastal communities. U.S. ocean fish populations are a public trust which must be managed for the benefit of all Americans and go HERE TO SIGN this petition to end overfishing by 2011.
If you would like to learn more please contact Jamie Pollack, NY Field Rep, Pew Environment Group at jamielynnpollack@gmail.com
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
BoHo Bodega
BoHo Bodega, the world’s first pop up shop focused on bringing easily accessible environmentally-sound products to consumers, is open for five days starting this morning in New York City. This temporary bodega-style store is based on New York’s SoHo/NoLita border, offering the foods, beverages and household products found in typical bodegas across New York City, yet all with an eco-focus. In addition, goods will be offered at a greatly reduced price to encourage shoppers who believe green is beyond their budget to try healthier, eco-friendly alternatives to regular purchases. Goods in-store have been donated by eco-conscious brands including Vita Coco, Green Forest, Organic India, Planet Inc, Kiss My Face, Simply Organic and Sambazon, and proceeds will benefit Council on the Environment of NYC (Greenmarket, Recycling, Community Gardens, Education...). Details: Eco-Friendly Home Gardening presented by the Open Space Greening Program Thurs 10/22 from 2:30 – 3:30 Fresh, Healthy, Local presented by Greenmarket Rev Up Your Recycling presented by the Office of Recycling Outreach & Education Click Here to learn more about BoHo Bodega.World's First Eco-Educational Pop Up Shop
Wednesday, October 21 - Sunday October 25, 2009
Times Wed - Sat 10am - 10pm; Sun 11am - 6pm
220 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012CENYC Workshops at BoHo
There are many alternatives to nasty chemicals when treating your indoor houseplants. Learn about the various biological, cultural and natural controls you can use to keep those critters and pests away from your favorite African violets and kitchen windowsill herb garden.
Thurs 10/22 from 6:00 – 7:00
CENYC’s Greenmarket program is one of the premiere farmers’ market programs in the United States, operating 49 farmers’ markets in New York City’s five boroughs. Join Greenmarket staff and farmers as they demonstrate the joys of eating seasonally during harvest time while describing the environmental benefits of supporting local farmers and sustainable agriculture.
Fri 10/23 from 4:30 – 5:30
Did you know you can recycle more than 50% of your waste in NYC? Council on the Environment of NYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education will show you how. Find out all that can be recycled at the curbside and beyond and learn how to turn your food scraps into beneficial compost for gardens and houseplants.
