Recycling is key, but reducing plastic use is a better goal. Here are some tips

… with threats to close the trash chutes and posters from the Department of Sanitation on how to recycle But just this weekend there … rules says Belinda Mager director of communications for the NYC Department of Sanitation DSNY provides educational …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |February 12, 2021 - 9:30AM
Where to donate stuff from your pandemic spring cleaning

… Before the pandemic you might have found books games decor small … programs are closed but some remain open with changes about what they accept and new procedures to prevent infection … building Read on for more details While Out of the Closet is encouraging New Yorkers to use this time at home to go …

By Emily Myers |April 27, 2020 - 1:00PM
NYC service suspensions: Here's what to know if you need to contact the city

… recycling and textileclothing donations including refashionNYC and Greenmarket clothing collections are suspended until … … Department of Finance … You can continue to pay your property taxes apply for and renew property tax exemptions and …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |March 31, 2020 - 11:30AM
Grappling with NY’s plastic bag ban in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic: Deep thoughts

… effect in New York As a result I found myself in somewhat of a Seinfeldian plight Now that stores are no longer … waste before it happens sounds nice … I reached out to the Department of Environmental Conservation  in the hopes they … disposalsa pipe dream … These minimize organic waste but in NYC sink garbage disposals are rarethe pipes in our old …

By Kelly Kreth |March 12, 2020 - 3:30PM