Queens Stop ‘N' Swap
Saturday, February 27, 11am-3pm
Jackson Heights United Methodist Church
81-10 35th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
*downstairs in the Social Room
Don't throw away your unwanted, but usable stuff—bring it to the Stop ‘N' Swap in Jackson Heights, Queens! You don't have to bring anything to take something, but you might want to come armed with a tote bag or two.
Staten Island Green from the Inside Out
Saturday, February 27, 10am-1pm
The Interpretive Center at Clay Pit Ponds Park Preserve
2351 Veterans Rd. West, Staten Island
Solar One, New York City's green energy, arts & education center, in partnership with the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, gives Staten Island homeowners the knowledge and resources they need to make their homes more environmentally friendly by saving energy (and money!), reducing waste, and recycling correctly. Come test your recycling knowledge, learn what incentives are available for your home improvements, find out if solar power and green roofs are right for you, and talk to vendors of green products and services.
Featuring presentations by Solar One, Council on the Environment of New York City, and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Energy $mart Communities.
Please RSVP to Celia Salgado at 212-505-6050 or celia@solar1.org. For more information, visit http://solar1.org/greenfrominsideout/
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.Welcome the Spring Backyard Composting Workshop
Sunday, March 28, noon to 2 pm
103rd Street Community Garden, East 103rd Street b/t Park and Lexington Aves
This spring backyard composting workshop will help you put all those dead plant scraps from last year to good use. Workshop will cover the science behind composting and how to set up and maintain a compost bin in your backyard or community garden. Different bin setup options will be illustrated including a two bin system, compost tumbler, and metal can bin. Discounted backyard compost bins will be available for purchase. Registration is required. Workshop fee $5 per person, cash only. Conducted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
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 at212-304-2365 for more info.
Clothing & Textile Recycling
CENYC's Greenmarket textile recycling collections are growing! We have added 4 new sites allowing residents to drop off items weekly in 3 boros at 8 markets on 4 days of the week. Click here for more details.
Greenmarkets with textile collections:
Manhattan - 97th Street, Union Square (Sat and Mon only), Inwood, Tompkins Sq
Brooklyn - Grand Army Plaza, Fort Greene Park, McCarren Park
Queens -Jackson Heights
UFT Green Schools Committee Monthly Meetings
This committee is working to make NYC schools more sustainable. Get involved by attending a monthly meeting or event on issues ranging from compost to green roofs. Each meeting features a presentation on school recycling by the NYC Department of Sanitation.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 19, 4:30pm-6:30pm
UFT, 52 Broadway at Exchange Place in Lower Manhattan
Please RSVP: uftgreenschools@uft.org
Meeting Dates for 2010: 2/23, 3/16, 4/22, 5/18, 6/15