Since 2007 CENYC has offered textile recycling drop-off sites at select Greenmarkets, diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of material from the landfill. On August 1, 2009 the program grew to include additional sites and a new borough!
Learn for yourself about OROE’s work on Traction for Life: Material Mondays, a video interview featuring OROE’s David Hurd which aired this week on Sundance Channel’s The Green.
Where & When to Recycle Your Textiles:
FRIDAYS
97th Street Greenmarket, 8am-2pm
W 97th & Columbus
SATURDAYS
Staten Island Mall Greenmarket 8am-4pm Only November 14th
2655 Richmond Avenue
Union Square Greenmarket, 8am-6pm
(Due to construction, the site may move around the park. Ask at the Market Manager's tent if you have trouble finding it!)
Inwood Greenmarket, 8am-3pm <NEW!>
Isham St b/t Seaman & Cooper
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, Brooklyn, 8am-4pm
(NW Entrance to Prospect Park)
Fort Greene Greenmarket, 8am-3pm <NEW!>
Washington Park at DeKalb
McCarren Park Greenmarket, 8am-2pm <NEW!>
Union b/t Driggs & N12th St, Greenpoint
SUNDAYS
Tompkins Square Greenmarket, 8am-4pm
E 7th & Avenue A
Jackson Heights Greenmarket, 8am-3pm <NEW!>
34th Ave b/t 77th & 78th Sts (JUN-NOV ONLY)
MONDAYS
Union Square Greenmarket, 8am-6pm
Union Square North Plaza (17th St.)
(Due to construction, the site may move around the park. Ask at the Market Manager's tent if you have trouble finding it!)
Why a textile recycling program?
5.7% of NYCs residential waste stream consists of textiles like clothing and towels. All told, New Yorkers discard 193,000 tons of textiles every year in NYC, at a cost to taxpayers and our environment.
What items are accepted?
Our collections accept clean clothing, shoes, bedding, linens, hats, handbags, belts and other textiles.What happens to materials donated?
Materials are sorted into different grades including usable/non-usable, cotton scrap, cotton blend scrap and synthetics. These commodities are then sold for reuse or to recycling markets that turn materials into wiping rags, fiber for car seats and insulation.
Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes! Your contribution to the program directly benefits Council on the Environment, Inc.What if I can't make it to these collections?
If you are unable to attend our weekly collections, contact Wearable Collections at 646-515-4387 or info (at) wearablecollections.com to see if you are eligible for a home pick up. Better yet, visit www.WearableCollections.com to find out how to set up a textile recycling program in your apartment building!
Can my business bring items to the drop-off sites?
NYC law requires businesses to recycle textiles if they comprise more than 10% of the company's total waste stream. Visit NYCWasteLess to find a vendor.