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<\/p>\n[This post is based on the arti\u00adcle by grownyc.org]<\/p>\n
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Around 40% of NYC\u2019s waste can be recy\u00adcled through the curb\u00adside recy\u00adcling pro\u00adgram.<\/p>\n
Recy\u00adclable Paper<\/b>
\nNear\u00adly a quar\u00adter of NYC\u2019s waste is recy\u00adclable paper! Be sure to recy\u00adcle all clean paper. Reduce your car\u00adbon foot\u00adprint fur\u00adther by tak\u00ading your name off of mass mail\u00ading lists, reduc\u00ading cat\u00ada\u00adlog waste, opt\u00ading out of offers for cred\u00adit cards and insur\u00adance and stop\u00adping unwant\u00aded tele\u00adphone books\u2013learn how at NYCWaste\u00adLess.<\/p>\n
Met\u00adal & Met\u00adal Appli\u00adances<\/b>
\nRecy\u00adcle cans, clean alu\u00adminum foil and \u201cmost\u00adly met\u00adal\u201d house\u00adhold items with at least 50% met\u00adal con\u00adtent. Bulky met\u00adal such as shelves and appli\u00adances should be placed next to your recy\u00adcling bins or bags on recy\u00adcling day (call 311 first for appli\u00adances that require CFC removal such as air con\u00addi\u00adtion\u00aders and refrig\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors). Con\u00adserve even more resources by donat\u00ading reusable met\u00adal items. For exam\u00adple, bikes and bike parts can be used by Recy\u00adcle a Bicy\u00adcle or Time\u2019s UP! to get more New York\u00aders on two wheels.<\/p>\n
Con\u00adtain\u00ader Glass<\/b>
\nUnbro\u00adken bot\u00adtles and jars are recy\u00adclable through NYC\u2019s curb\u00adside recy\u00adcling pro\u00adgram. Emp\u00adty and rinse con\u00adtain\u00aders and remove, then recy\u00adcle, met\u00adal caps and lids. Recy\u00adcle nat\u00adur\u00adal corks with Cork Rehar\u00advest using bins locat\u00aded at Whole Foods mar\u00adkets in NYC.<\/p>\n
Rigid Plas\u00adtics<\/b>
\nAs of April 23, 2013, New York\u00aders can recy\u00adcle all rigid plas\u00adtics, includ\u00ading yogurt cups, plas\u00adtic toys, sal\u00adad con\u00adtain\u00aders, sham\u00adpoo bot\u00adtles, plas\u00adtic fur\u00adni\u00adture and plas\u00adtic appli\u00adances. Learn more.<\/p>\n
Bev\u00ader\u00adage Car\u00adtons<\/b>
\nGable-top and asep\u00adtic con\u00adtain\u00aders (think O.J., milk, soy milk and box\u00ades of soup stock) are includ\u00aded in the City\u2019s recy\u00adcling pro\u00adgram. Rinse and place with your glass, met\u00adal and plas\u00adtic recy\u00adclables.<\/p>\n
Tex\u00adtiles<\/b>
\nMate\u00adri\u00adals such as old cloth\u00ading and linens rep\u00adre\u00adsent almost 6% of NYC\u2019s waste. Recy\u00adcle your unwant\u00aded tex\u00adtiles at one of GrowNYC\u2019s week\u00adly tex\u00adtile col\u00adlec\u00adtions at select Green\u00admar\u00adkets. Large apart\u00adment build\u00adings can sign up for an in-build\u00ading pro\u00adgram through Wear\u00adable Col\u00adlec\u00adtions or Refash\u00adioNYC. If your run\u00adning shoes are worn com\u00adplete\u00adly, you can also recy\u00adcle them through the Reuse-a-Shoe pro\u00adgram, which makes them into ath\u00adlet\u00adic sur\u00adfaces.<\/p>\n
Yard Waste<\/b>
\n4% of the res\u00adi\u00adden\u00adtial waste in our con\u00adcrete jun\u00adgle actu\u00adal\u00adly comes from yards and green spaces. If you\u2019re lucky enough to have a patch of grass, leave it on the lawn after mow\u00ading. Col\u00adlect fall leaves for com\u00adpost and be sure to con\u00adtact the Parks Depart\u00adment for prop\u00ader removal of any tree prun\u00adings and oth\u00ader organ\u00adic woody debris if you live in Brook\u00adlyn, Man\u00adhat\u00adtan, Queens or Stat\u00aden Island.<\/p>\n
Food Waste<\/b>
\nWhy let your food scraps go to waste? There are sev\u00ader\u00adal local pro\u00adgrams offer\u00ading com\u00adpost\u00ading to turn your cof\u00adfee grounds, veg\u00adetable trim\u00admings and oth\u00ader organ\u00adic mate\u00adri\u00adals into \u201cblack gold\u201d to fer\u00adtil\u00adize flow\u00aders, veg\u00adeta\u00adbles and trees sans harm\u00adful chem\u00adi\u00adcals. 35 of GrowNYC\u2019s Green\u00admar\u00adkets now accept res\u00adi\u00adden\u00adtial kitchen scraps for com\u00adpost\u00ading. Click here to find oth\u00ader com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty drop-off sites. You can also learn to make your own com\u00adpost at home. Vis\u00adit NYC Waste\u00adLess for more resources.<\/p>\n
For food that is still edi\u00adble, check out this handy inter\u00adac\u00adtive map from the NYC Coali\u00adtion Against Hunger to find a soup kitchen or food pantry near you. Large vol\u00adumes of canned food can be donat\u00aded through the Food Bank for NYC. Con\u00adtact City Har\u00advest for infor\u00adma\u00adtion on donat\u00ading large amounts of fresh, per\u00adish\u00adable and pre\u00adpared food.<\/p>\n
Oth\u00ader Paper<\/b>
\nCer\u00adtain types of paper such as tis\u00adsues, nap\u00adkins, food-soiled paper, lam\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded papers, cups, plates, and take-out con\u00adtain\u00aders are not recy\u00adclable in NYC. Reduce your use of sin\u00adgle-use, dis\u00adpos\u00adable items and com\u00adpost food-soiled nap\u00adkins and paper tow\u00adels that are free of tox\u00adic clean\u00aders or oth\u00ader harm\u00adful chem\u00adi\u00adcals.<\/p>\n
Oth\u00ader Plas\u00adtic<\/b>
\nNew York\u00aders dis\u00adcard near\u00adly 2,000 tons of plas\u00adtic bags every week, not to men\u00adtion the ones that land in trees and sew\u00aders rather than the trash recep\u00adta\u00adcle. The key is to reduce your use of plas\u00adtic bags. Use bags a sec\u00adond time for shop\u00adping, tak\u00ading out the trash, or clean\u00ading up after the dog. Clean and dry bags can be recy\u00adcled at large retail stores and chains around the city, thanks to a recent law that requires recy\u00adcling of plas\u00adtic film such as shop\u00adping bags, dry clean\u00ading bags and news\u00adpa\u00adper bags. Look for ways to reduce Sty\u00adro\u00adfoam waste by bring\u00ading your own to-go cup, buy\u00ading wise\u00adly at the super\u00admar\u00adket and ask\u00ading restau\u00adrants to use alter\u00adna\u00adtive pack\u00adag\u00ading.<\/p>\n
Con\u00adstruc\u00adtion and Demo\u00adli\u00adtion (C&D)<\/b>
\nReduce and reuse when you ren\u00ado\u00advate. Save mon\u00adey by buy\u00ading from and donat\u00ading to NYC\u2019s build\u00ading mate\u00adri\u00adals reuse cen\u00adter, Build It Green!. Vis\u00adit their web\u00adsite to view the inven\u00adto\u00adry of items like cab\u00adi\u00adnets, doors, appli\u00adances, paint and even decon\u00adstruc\u00adtion ser\u00advices.<\/p>\n
Elec\u00adtron\u00adics<\/b>
\nAlthough they are a small por\u00adtion of the waste stream by vol\u00adume, com\u00adput\u00aders and elec\u00adtron\u00adics con\u00adtribute about 70% of the heavy met\u00adals in land\u00adfills. Con\u00adsid\u00ader donat\u00ading work\u00ading elec\u00adtron\u00adics. If bro\u00adken, there are many recy\u00adcling oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for these items. Find upcom\u00ading col\u00adlec\u00adtion days on our Recy\u00adcling Events page, vis\u00adit Take It Back NYC for info on man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ader and retail recy\u00adcling at loca\u00adtions such as Best Buy, Sta\u00adples and Good\u00adwill stores. Recy\u00adcling is eas\u00adi\u00ader than ever with the Low\u00ader East Side Ecol\u00ado\u00adgy Center\u2019s new e\u2011waste drop-off ware\u00adhouse in the Gowanus sec\u00adtion of Brook\u00adlyn. As of April 1, 2011, New York State Law requires man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00aders of many elec\u00adtron\u00adics to col\u00adlect their prod\u00aducts from res\u00adi\u00addents at no charge. Be pre\u00adpared for 2015, when cer\u00adtain elec\u00adtron\u00adics will be pro\u00adhib\u00adit\u00aded from res\u00adi\u00adden\u00adtial trash.<\/p>\n
Cell phones are easy to recy\u00adcle, due to a NY State law requir\u00ading any store sell\u00ading cell phones to take them back for recy\u00adcling. You can also recy\u00adcle or refur\u00adbish your old phone for a cause through many char\u00adi\u00adta\u00adble orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions.<\/p>\n
Recy\u00adcle CDs, flop\u00adpy disks, VHS tapes, etc. by pur\u00adchas\u00ading a Tech\u00adno\u00adtrash bin from Green Disk or recy\u00adcle select media at Best Buy.<\/p>\n
House\u00adhold Haz\u00adardous Waste (HHW)<\/b>
\nMost of NYC\u2019s HHW con\u00adsists of dry cell bat\u00adter\u00adies and water-based paints & adhe\u00adsives, but also includes oil fil\u00adters, antifreeze, wet cell bat\u00adter\u00adies, motor oil, fuel, mer\u00adcury wastes, oil-based sol\u00advents, paint, pes\u00adti\u00adcides and fire extin\u00adguish\u00aders. When\u00adev\u00ader pos\u00adsi\u00adble, avoid buy\u00ading harm\u00adful mate\u00adri\u00adals that cre\u00adate dis\u00adpos\u00adal haz\u00adards. Learn more about reduc\u00ading tox\u00adins in your waste.<\/p>\n
The NYC Depart\u00adment of Sanitation\u2019s Spe\u00adcial Waste Drop-Off Sites accept house\u00adhold and auto\u00admo\u00adtive bat\u00adter\u00adies, flu\u00ado\u00adres\u00adcent bulbs, mer\u00adcury ther\u00admome\u00adters and ther\u00admostats, motor oil, trans\u00admis\u00adsion flu\u00adid, latex paint and pas\u00adsen\u00adger car tires. In Spring 2013, DSNY\u2019s NYC SAFE Dis\u00adpos\u00adal events will accept elec\u00adtron\u00adics and oth\u00ader poten\u00adtial\u00adly harm\u00adful house\u00adhold prod\u00aducts like bat\u00adter\u00adies, paint, pes\u00adti\u00adcides and med\u00adi\u00adcine. <\/b><\/p>\n
Recharge\u00adable bat\u00adter\u00adies are pro\u00adhib\u00adit\u00aded from house\u00adhold garbage and must be recy\u00adcled. NYC stores must recy\u00adcle the same type of recharge\u00adable bat\u00adter\u00adies that they sell. Cell phones and their bat\u00adter\u00adies can be returned to any store that sells these mobile devices. Select Green\u00admar\u00adkets have col\u00adlec\u00adtion bins for cell phones and recharge\u00adable bat\u00adter\u00adies or you can vis\u00adit www.RBRC.org to get a bin for your apart\u00adment build\u00ading.<\/p>\n
Com\u00adpact Flu\u00ado\u00adres\u00adcent Light bulbs (CFLs) save ener\u00adgy and last much longer, but con\u00adtain mer\u00adcury and should be dis\u00adposed of respon\u00adsi\u00adbly. Get more info on light bulb recy\u00adcling and find a drop-off site at www.grownyc.org\/CFL.<\/p>\n
Some local mem\u00adbers and part\u00adners of the Nation\u00adal Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty Phar\u00adma\u00adcists Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion accept phar\u00adma\u00adceu\u00adti\u00adcals for safe dis\u00adpos\u00adal. For more infor\u00adma\u00adtion on safe han\u00addling of house\u00adhold med\u00adical wastes vis\u00adit NYC WasteLe$$.
\nMis\u00adcel\u00adla\u00adneous Inor\u00adgan\u00adics and Non-Recy\u00adclable Glass<\/b>
\nReuse old win\u00addows (see C&D), mir\u00adrors and unwant\u00aded ceram\u00adics where pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/p>\n
Fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/b>
\nMany thrift stores and non-prof\u00adit orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions can help pro\u00advide good homes for unwant\u00aded fur\u00adni\u00adture. Search by bor\u00adough, zip code or find city\u00adwide list\u00adings using NYC Stuff Exchange. You can also look for tak\u00aders through Craigslist.org and Freecycle.org.<\/p>\n
Cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adry<\/strong>: Recy\u00adcling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [This post is based on the arti\u00adcle by grownyc.org] Around 40% of NYC\u2019s waste can be recy\u00adcled through the curb\u00adside recy\u00adcling pro\u00adgram. Recy\u00adclable Paper Near\u00adly a quar\u00adter of NYC\u2019s waste is recy\u00adclable paper! Be sure to recy\u00adcle all clean paper. Reduce your car\u00adbon foot\u00adprint fur\u00adther by tak\u00ading your name off of mass mail\u00ading lists, reduc\u00ading \u2026 <\/p>\n