Residents looking to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Manhattan SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held this Sunday, September 25, in Union Square. Household products such as pesticides, strong cleaners, mercury-containing devices, paints, automotive fluids, and medications may be brought to the drop-off event. Residents can also bring electronics, which may no longer be left for curbside collection due to a New York State law.
DSNY's current expansion of the NYC Organics curbside food and yard waste recycling program includes Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia will welcome Assemblymember Abbate to the curbside collection program. His home is in the expansion area.
Residents looking to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Queens SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held this Saturday, September 17, at the Astoria Park Parking Lot. Household products such as pesticides, strong cleaners, mercury-containing devices, paints, automotive fluids, and medications may be brought to the drop-off event. Residents can also bring electronics, which may no longer be left for curbside collection due to a New York State law.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is again expanding the NYC Organics voluntary curbside food and yard waste recycling program, adding additional neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens this fall. The new neighborhoods are Dyker Heights, Ridgewood, Auburndale, Bayside, Douglaston, Little Beck, Hollis Hills, and Oakland Gardens.
To further the work of the New York City Department of Sanitation, the Department has established the Foundation for New York's Strongest, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. The Foundation - a goal of the Department for many years - will educate and engage New Yorkers about sustainability, promote the dignity in the service Sanitation Workers provide each day and, ultimately, seek to create a museum to explain DSNY's history and its critical role in the city, while emphasizing the steps residents can take to protect our environment.
DSNY recently established its not-for-profit, the Foundation for New York's Strongest Inc., which is co-hosting its launch, a Fashion Week event with designer Heron Preston. Preston is creating a ready-to-wear fashion collection repurposing old clothing and DSNY uniforms.