Village Green West: New York’s Efficiently Stylish New Address
May 13, 2014
A posh new Manhattan condo building goes for LEED Gold by sourcing locally and cutting energy usage inside and out.
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NYC Tests its Organics Recycling Mettle
April 28, 2014
New York City’s curbside composting pilot program debuted last fall with hopes of expanding citywide if successful.
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e-cycleNYC’s First Recycling Bins Debut
September 25, 2013
The bins allow residents at the Via Verde condominiums in the Bronx to recycle e-waste right in their building.
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Search for Reuse Opportunities with NYC Stuff Exchange
August 26, 2013
The New York City program is a more resourceful way to donate, buy and sell, sparing landfills in the process.
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New York City’s Wearable Collections: ‘Clothing is Not Garbage’
June 14, 2013
Wearable Collections is bringing clothing recycling right to New Yorkers’ doors.
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GrowNYC’s Textile Recycling Program
June 13, 2013
Since 2007, GrowNYC has been instrumental in collecting more than 2 million pounds of textiles through its clothing and textile recycling collections.
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Sanitation Commissioner Announces New Multiple-Dwelling Electronics Recycling Program
May 8, 2013
“e-cycleNYC” is a new multiple-dwelling residential electronics recycling program in co-partnered between the City of New York and Electronic Recyclers International.
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Construction Waste from NYC Given Super Salvaged TLC
November 12, 2012
New York City exports roughly 12,000 tons of waste a day to other states. Build It Green NYC is trying to cut down on that number by reusing C&D materials.
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NYC Fashioning Convenient Textile Recycling Program
July 25, 2011
The city’s RefashioNYC program aims to keep an astounding amount of clothing out of area landfills.
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Icons of New York Street Life Transformed into Amazing Furniture
July 19, 2011
‘The Street Is In The House’ project by Carlo Sampietro celebrates New York City and the objects that inhabit it by creatively repurposing them into household furniture.