Clothing & Textile Recycling

Did you know that 5.7% of NYC's residential waste is textile waste although textiles are 100% Recyclable? Bring your unwanted textile materials (Clothing, Hats, Coats, Towels, Bedding, Jackets, & Shoes, etc.) to one of our two drop-off sites and materials will be reused or recycled.

Material Mondays Union Square - Manhattan

NEW LOCATION! Due to construction at Union Square the layout of the Greenmarket has changed. Recyclers can find the textile drop-off on Mondays from 8 AM - 6 PM at the Southwest section of the park for the remainder of 2008.

Second Chance Saturdays Grand Army Plaza - Brooklyn

Recycle your clothing and textiles at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket every Saturday, 8 AM - 4 PM. Click here for complete details

Electronics Recycling

Electronics account for 70% of the toxins in landfills, but are just 1% of the volume.

Recycling events are offered by:

New York City Department of Sanitation

Lower East Side Ecology Center

Per Scholas

Please Note:
As of July 8, 2008 we learned that the electronics drop-off that was sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center at Build It Green! has been suspended indefinitely.

Please contact Lower East Side Ecology Center or Build it Green! for updated information.

Upcoming E-Waste Collections

Lower East Side Ecology Center Events

 
Inwood
Saturday August 16, 10am-4pm
Sunday August 17, 10am-4pm
Monday August 18, 4pm-7pm
Riverside Drive just south of Dyckman Street at the east side of RING Garden Triangle
Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center and RING Garden

Tribeca
Saturday August 23, 10am-4pm
Sunday August 24, 10am-4pm
Warren Street between West and Greenwich Streets
Sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Whole Foods

NYC Department of Sanitation
Fall 2008 Electronics Recycling & Clothing Donation Events

BROOKLYN
Sunday, September 7, 2008
8am - 2pm
Keyspan Park, Coney Island (Surf Ave. & 19th St., take Cropsey Ave. exit off the Belt Parkway)

Recycling Outreach Volunteer Training

Learn what's new with recycling in NYC and find out about volunteer opportunities at our Recycling Outreach Volunteer training on Tuesday, August 26th from 6:30pm to 8pm at our offices near City Hall.

For more information or to RSVP and receive meeting location details, see our Volunteer page.