It’s spring cleaning time! Collect your old, unwanted gadgets and recycled them the eco-friendly way to keep electronics out of the waste stream. Stop by this E-waste Recycling event at Tekserve in Chelsea on April 16. Check out the list of acceptable
It’s spring cleaning time! Collect your old, unwanted gadgets and recycled them the eco-friendly way to keep electronics out of the waste stream. Stop by this E-waste Recycling event in Sunnyside, Queens on April 30. Check out the list of acceptable so
Join GrowNYC at the Earth Day Zone at the annual St. George Day Festival. GrowNYC will host a Stop N Swap, giving you the opportunity to recycle gently used clothing. You can partake in the many eco-centric activities including a seeding workshop, a green
Join GrowNYC for food, prizes, eco-centric entertainment, and information on recycling and other environmental issues at the 4th Annual South Bronx Earth Fest. Enjoy special appearances by Global Man, comedian Plant Hero, and José the Bronx River Beaver.
The annual Eco-Festival at Kingsborough Community College will include various speakers and a “green” trade fair. This year’s theme is “Sustaining Waters.” There will be discussions about waste prevention, reuse, composting, and recycling, plus an exciting array of panelists and speakers during the course of the three day event.
The keynote speaker Carl Safina, author of many books on marine life, kicks off the event on the morning of April 13. His books include Song for the Blue Ocean, Eye of the Albatross, Voyage of the Turtle, and most recently, …
Join GrowNYC’s and take the recycling challenge at the Earth Week Extravaganza, sponsored by the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, and Go Green Washington Heights & Inwood. At the event, you’ll
EscapeMaker.com’s Green Getaways, Local Food & Travel Expo will feature over 50 destinations including towns, outdoor attractions, and local farms, all within a day’s drive of New York City. Visitors can win prizes, watch food demos, and get a chance to
L’Oreal’s Garnier brand and upcycling pioneer TerraCycle are announcing the new biodegradable Pure Clean hair care line and kicking off a packaging recycling program called the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade. All beauty packaging is now recyclable! Stop
Signed into law last year, New York State’s Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act takes effect today.
In November 2010, Element Hotels opened its first New York City property. The Times Square hotel is a high-performance green building.
From plant-based bottles to forming a green packaging alliance with other industry leaders, Coca-Cola has been upping the ante when it comes to sustainability. Now the soda giant has even unveiled a stylish dinner table installation featuring a bevy of eco-friendly
An Earthship home may soon be landing in New York City’s Lower East Side — according to The Low Down NY, last night resident Ken Ruck proposed plans for the construction of a completely self-sustaining residence on Pitt Street, designed by architect Michael
While we usually think about premature deaths and second hand smoke when we think about the detrimental effects of cigarettes, one consequence that often gets overlooked is the toxic effect they have on the environment. New York City alone boasts a smoking
Designers & Agents is an independent, international trade fair for over 1000 collections and thousands of retailers who define the cutting edge in fashion and life style. Each of D&A’s Spring and Fall shows in Los Angeles and New York — which
It’s spring cleaning time! Collect your old, unwanted gadgets and recycled them the eco-friendly way to keep electronics out of the waste stream. Stop by this E-waste Recycling event at Morningside Park on April 10. Check out the list of acceptable so you
It’s spring cleaning time! Collect your old, unwanted gadgets and recycled them the eco-friendly way to keep electronics out of the waste stream. Stop by this E-waste Recycling event at Union Square Park on April 3. Check out the list of acceptable so
It’s spring cleaning time! Collect your old, unwanted gadgets and recycled them the eco-friendly way to keep electronics out of the waste stream. Stop by this E-waste Recycling event in the Staten Island Mall on April 2. Check out the list of acceptable so
The Expo will be a half day event, featuring a wide range of green sponsors, vendors and demonstrators. The Green & Clean Expo is the first of its kind on Staten Island, and it will be the largest green event in Staten Island’s history. The Expo will feature
Community “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. Bring clean, portable, reuseable items (no furniture) to share or just come see what’s free for the taking
The Office of Recycling Outreach and Education coordinates the Stop ‘N’ Swap in the communities where we are working to improve recycling in order to facilitate …
The Park Slope Food Co-Op has been providing working members with organic, locally grown food since 1973. The Food Co-Op has than 14,000 members, most of whom work once every four weeks in exchange for a 20 to 40 percent savings on groceries. Only members
Created by architect David Rockwell, Imagination Playground is a unique playspace designed to foster free, unstructured play. The playground consists of loose, movable parts that allow children to create their own environment with giant foam blocks, mats,
The 250-acre site of the New York Botanical Garden is a historic landmark, home to an incredible natural landscape of hills, valleys, and the Bronx River gorge. The planned gardens and planted collections were designed to accentuate and complement the landscape
A.I. Friedman has been in business for over 75 years and consider themselves to be the “department store for creative people.” They offer an assortment of traditional art materials, graphic art supplies, and various office products. While they have two retail locations in New York, they also have a thriving commercial and corporate business. A.I. Friedman practices a variety of green habits, which include offering an ink and toner cartridge recycling program to its customers, reusing shipping containers, and selling a large selection of eco-friendly art supplies.
Established in 1993, Jane’s Exchange is a consignment store focused on recycling children’s and maternity clothing. They also carry used strollers, toddler car seats, Ergo carriers and high chairs.
The Lower East Side Ecology Center hosts E-Waste drop off events throughout the year in all five boroughs of New York City. You can bring your working and non-working electronic waste and they will dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner — for
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11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration
6/27/2013, UGE POWER PARTY - New York Energy Week's featured after party by UGE
6/25/2013, BIG!Workshops: Know Your Tools: Women and Trans 101
6/22/2013, BIG! Workshops: Scaffolding Lumber Benches with Spark Workshops
6/21/2013, Tour the Iconic Breezehouse, Set in Gorgeous Hudson Valley
6/21/2013, Farmer's Market Fridays in Flushing, Queens
6/20/2013, Hot Dogs, Cool Nights: Yappy Hour at Doggie Do & Playtime Too
