Monday, April 24, 2023

RECYCLE TEXTILES AND ELECTRONICS, SWAP KIDS' CLOTHING AND MORE, SHRED PAPER (FREE) AT "SPRING CLEAN & GREEN"

 

 
At the event,
  • DSNY shredded 2500 lbs. of documents,
  • Lower East Side Ecology collected 5,000 lbs. of electronic waste from 226 households,
  • DEP gave away hundreds of eco-friendly totes, bottles, etc. plus held a sign-up for flood barriers and rain barrels,
  • GrowNYC’s Stop and Swap accepted 1,300 lbs. of donated children’s items, of which 1,000 lbs. went home with attendees and the other 300 lbs. were dropped off at local family shelters,
  • Wearable Collections collected 2,500 lbs. of textiles.