a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Miscellany on Jul 12th, 2008
Too much piling up on the backlog. Time to digest it all. Highlights from an undercovered couple of days.
Hundreds (or even thousands!) of bikes to be a part of broad new bike share program.
Brooklyn Heights named America’s most fuel efficient neighborhood. (Though we really can’t figure out how they came up with those numbers.)
Another long […]
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 […]
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 Energy on Jun 22nd, 2008
Great piece by Ashwin Seshagiri in Triple Pundit about the waste of air conditioned stores leaving their doors open.
As we mark the official start of summer this weekend, like in years past, many storefronts from Rodeo Drive to Fifth Avenue to London’s West End will open up their doors, offering cool, air-conditioned oases from […]
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 […]
Back and forth week for the new electronics recycling law passed by City Council.
First, there’s this:
NEW YORK (February 13, 2008) – The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation (Intro. 104-A) today that would institute a city-wide electronics recycling program for the 25,000 tons […]