IN NY STATE, AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015 it is ILLEGAL TO PUT ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE INTO THE TRASH. AS OF APRIL 1st, residential buildings will be fined. So these events are important for all of our parishioners.
Free Electronics Recycling Events Close to Ascension
Saturday, July 18, 2015, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tekserve, 119 West 23rd Street.
Saturday, August 15, 2015, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Morningside Heights, LaSalle Street at Broadway.
Also, textiles are accepted at the 79th Street Greenmarket [79th & Columbus Avenue], 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Sundays; at the 97th Street Greenmarket [97th & Columbus Avenue], 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Fridays; and at Columbia University Greenmarket [Broadway between 114th-115th Streets], 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Thursdays and Sundays; also accepted in Inwood and other Manhattan locations; check Grow NYC website for hours. For information: Grow NYC, (212) 788-7964; www.grownyc.org. Events occur as scheduled, rain or shine.
Accepted by Wearable Collections: Clean textiles, including clothing and shoes (wearable or unwearable), handbags, blankets, sheets, curtains, towels, etc.
Not Accepted: Scraps, pillows, comforters, luggage or carpeting.
Year Round Free Electronics Recycling Events
Lower East Side Ecology;
(212) 477-4022;
http://lesecologycenter.org/. (Hosts E-Waste recycling events during the year throughout Manhattan; also operates a permanent E-Waste collection center at 469 President Street in Brooklyn, Tuesdays through Saturdays; call
(718) 858-8777 in advance for hours and other relevant information.
Events occur as scheduled, rain or shine.
Accepted (unless otherwise noted): Computers and peripherals (monitors, printers, faxes/scanners, keyboards, mice, wires, etc.); TVs; stereo and A/V equipment, VCRs, DVD players; cell and wall phones.
Not Accepted: Microwaves, refrigerators, air conditioners, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors.
Sunday, July 19, 2015, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Soha Square Market, St. Nicholas Avenue (between West 117 & 116 Streets, Stop 'n Swap. Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, housewares, games, books, and toys that you no longer need, and take home something new to you, free! You don't have to bring something to take something. No furniture or large items, please. Info: Grow NYC (212) 788-7900; www.grownyc.org.
Monday, August 3, 2015, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Noxious New York: Race, Class and Garbage, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Info: (212) 822-7200; http://nyc.sierraclub.org/.
Monday, August 17, 2015, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Life Along the Curb: Inside the Department of Sanitation of New York, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Info: (212) 534-1672; http://nyc.sierraclub.org/.
Year-round Greenmarkets in Upper Manhattan that accept food waste include locations at: 79th Street and Columbus Avenue; 82nd Street and York Avenue; 97th Street and Columbus Avenue; 115th Street and Broadway; 175th Street and Wadsworth Avenue; and Isham Street between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Street (see www.grownyc.org/ or our Hard-to-Recycle List for more information and other locations).
Climate Change & Energy Seminars and Classes
June to Sept 2015, Our Earth's Future: Online Courses on the Science of Climate Change (free ten-week course, but you must register). Info: (212) 769-5200; www.amnh.org.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21): What to expect and what should follow? Columbia University Morningside Campus, Buell Hall. Info: sp2865@columbia.edu, www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu.
Third Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., 350NYC Divestment Working Group, Ethical Culture Society, 2 West 64th Street.Info: www.nysec.org, (212) 874-5210.
First Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., NYC Grassroots Alliance Monthly Meeting, Ethical Culture Society, 2 West 64th Street. Info:www.nysec.org, (212) 874-5210.
Third Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m., CB 7 Parks & Environment Committee Meeting, 250 West 87th Street, 2nd floor. Info:(212) 362-4008; office@cb7.org.
Second Wednesday of each month, CB9 Health & Environment Committee Meeting, 16-18 Old Broadway. Info: (212) 864-6200; info@cb9m.org.