a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Waste on Aug 5th, 2008
[Photograph from simcha.felder on Flickr]
What’s with all that trash on the steps of City Hall? And who’s that dude all dressed up with Councilmember Felder? Wait–that looks like…could that be?….why, that is none other than Mark Levy of Sustainable Flatbush:
It isn’t very often that the steps of City Hall look like my Ditmas Park front […]
Posted in Environmental Justice, Waste on Jul 14th, 2008
South Bronx residents have apparently had enough of the noxious fumes filling their neighborhood. Ten residents along with Mothers on the Move (MOM), a local environmental justice group, have called in the help of NRDC to bring a lawsuit against the companies that operate the nearby sewage and fertilizer factories. We hope they get […]
Posted in Waste on Jun 27th, 2008
Lots of discussion and debate about the Mayor’s now-approved plan to open a new waste transfer station in Manhattan. While nobody is really thrilled about having the station break up Hudson River Park, the Mayor and environmental advocates point to the efficiency and air quality improvements of moving all the recyclables by barge direct from […]
Posted in Community, Lifestyle, Livable Streets, Waste on Jun 25th, 2008
George Spyros at Susty.tv clearly has bikes on the mind this week. First, he’s got a profile of Bikes New York, a great organization that launched and runs the Five Boro Bike Tour. Then he’s got a profile and video about Recycle-A-Bicycle, another cool local bike-org that rescues abandoned bikes from around the city (or […]
From CENYC:
Did you know that 5.7% of NYC’s residential waste is textiles yet they are 100% Recyclable! Recycle your unwanted textile materials at the Union Square Greenmarket every Monday 8AM - 6PM through December 2008!
Textiles are collected EVERY Monday from 8 A.M to 6 P.M. on Union Square West near 15th Street. Acceptable donations […]
Posted in Waste on May 29th, 2008
The NRDC released a report yesterday about the cost efficiency and environmental benefits of recyling. From the Times’ City Room blog:
The detailed report by DSM Environmental, an independent consulting company based in Vermont, shows that it still costs slightly more to recycle but the difference is narrowing and that within five years, recycling will more […]
Posted in Climate Change, Education, Energy, Green Building, Health, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation, Urban Environment, Waste, Water on Apr 22nd, 2008
From the Mayor’s Office:
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON PLANYC INITIATIVES AND ISSUES THE 2008 PLANYC PROGRESS REPORT
Detailed […]
Posted in Waste on Apr 18th, 2008
From what we can gather, the “zero waste” here refers to compostables and recyclables. Not sure what would become of pesky foam take-out containers and the like. Still, for a building of that size, this is impressive. From the Environmental Leader:
Hearst Corporation has begun implementing a zero-waste policy at its Manhattan headquarters, […]
Posted in Health, Parks and Open Space, Politics, Waste, Water on Mar 24th, 2008
Newtown Creek is one of NYC’s dirtiest little secrets. By now, most folks know about the enormous oil spill that still sits stagnant, but if you need a recap, this Mother Jones article from last fall is a great start.
Well there’s some (a little) good news on the Newtown front. There are […]
Posted in Waste on Mar 19th, 2008
Some rather encouraging news from NYLCV’s ecopolitics daily:
The New York City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have hammered out a compromise on electronics-waste recycling that will allow much of the initiative to go forward while avoiding a veto from the mayor.
According to the Daily News, the Council has separated legislation it passed last month into […]