Dec 17, 2007: NYC Recycling Office Expands Successful Clothing Recycling Program to Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Thousands of Pounds of Clothing Diverted from the Landfill
Council on the Environment’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education (OROE) and its Greenmarket Program are expanding their partnership with Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey to begin clothing recycling at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn.
Dec 17, 2007: New York City Environmental Group Calls on New Yorkers to go Green for the Holidays
The holidays are a time of giving, but they don’t need to be
a time of excess. Wrapping, bows, and
boxes get thrown out and holiday lights and travel use extra energy this time
of year. But by making these simple
changes you can have a green
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Use less energy by using solar or energy efficient holiday lights
Nov 7, 2007: Greenmarket opens at Staten Island Ferry Terminal
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) a announced today the opening of a Greenmarket in the Staten Island Ferry terminal at Whitehall, bringing family farm-fresh produce and shopping convenience to the tens of thousands of daily commuters who pass through the terminal daily.