From Lower East Side Ecology
January 2014
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a chance to relax and come up with some good resolutions. If one of those resolutions was to clear out your drawer/shelf/cabinet of random electronics, you're in luck! Our 11th Annual After the Holidays E-waste Events start tomorrow. If you made a resolution to learn to compost, scroll down for some awesome upcoming classes.
11th Annual After the Holidays E-waste Collection Events
Event Schedule
Saturday January 04, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Inwood RING Garden, Riverside Drive between Seaman Avenue and Broadway, New York, NY 10034
Saturday January 04, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Upper East Side Carl Schurz Park, East 86th Street and East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028
Sunday January 05, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Union Square North Plaza, East 16th Street and Union Square West, New York, NY 10003
Saturday January 11, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Financial District Bowling Green, East side of Broadway at Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004
Saturday January 11, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Morrisania Bronx Works, Grand Concourse between McClellan Street and East 166th Street, Bronx, NY 10456
Sunday January 12, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Flushing Queens Botanical Garden, enter parking lot on Crommelin Street, Queens, NY 11355
Saturday January 18, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Chelsea Tekserve, 119 West 23rd Street (between 6th and 7th Avenue), New York, NY 10011
Sunday January 19, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Park Slope Prospect Park, Prospect Park West and 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Saturday January 25, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Staten Island College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, parking lot 6, Staten Island, NY 10314
Sunday January 26, 2014 | 10:00am - 4:00pm (Two UWS locations)
Upper West Side West End Avenue between West 94th and West 95th Streets, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side YMCA, West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Program Details
All electronics (working and non-working) are responsibly reused or recycled at no charge and there is no limit to the number of items you can bring.
We will accept working and non-working: computers, monitors, printers, cables/cords, keyboards, mice, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, stereo equipment, gaming equipment, cell phones, and batteries (Please keep batteries separate from other items to be recycled and put alkaline/non-rechargeable and rechargeable batteries in separate containers).
We will not accept household appliances including kitchen equipment, air conditioners, refrigerators, microwaves, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
For frequently asked questions, including details about our recycling partners and data security policies, click here
All participants will receive a coupon for $25 off a purchase of $100 or more at Tekserve and will be eligible to enter Tekserve's raffle for a MacBook Air. Zipcar members who drop-off at events will receive a $15 driving credit
We would like to thank the following partners for participating in the 11th Annual After the Holidays E-waste Events: Bronx Works, Carl Schurz Park Conservancy, the College of Staten Island, Department of Parks and Recreation, Downtown Alliance, Prospect Park Alliance, RING Garden, Tekserve, Queens Botanical Garden, West Side YMCA, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Council Members Margaret Chin, Brad Lander and Rosie Mendez, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh.
These events are sponsored by Tekserve.
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New York City Compost Project Update
Backyard Basics Composting Workshop
January 25, 2014 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm
East River Park Fireboat House, East River Park Esplanade at Grand Street, New York, NY 10002
More information and registration
Composting Indoors with Red Wiggler Worms
February 13, 2014 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
University Settlement at the Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery, New York, NY 10002
More information and registration
The New York City Compost Project and the Local Organics Recovery Program are funded and managed by the New York City Department of Sanitation Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling.
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