Mandatory Curbside “Composting” Expands to Manhattan week of October 6!
Mailers to all Manhattan residents, announcing the expansion of mandatory curbside organics collection to our borough, have gone out! Order your free bin NOW! Deadline is August 30 to receive by October 6 with final deadline October 30, 2024. It's time to talk to your building management and get ready!
Food Waste Prevention Week - April 1-7
Food Waste Prevention Week - 4/1-7! Use these tools to help reduce your food waste and save $$$!
Waste Education Day in NYC Schools February 7!
What is your school doing for the next Climate Action Day that will teach young people about waste and its impact on the environment?
Less beef, more leftovers: 21 food sustainability resolutions for 2024
Thanks to the Guardian article Less beef, more leftovers: 21 food sustainability resolutions for 2024 highlighting the MSWAB and MSWAB Member Anna Sacks’ important work
December 6 #SaveOurCompost Rally
The rally held in City Hall Park on December 6th opposing the Adam’s administration budget which would end funding for collection and processing of organic food scraps city-wide as well as delay the roll-out of long planned residential collections.
Inner City Green Team Named Outstanding Organization at NERC's 2023 Fall Conference
The Northeast Recycling Council’s 7th Annual Environmental Leadership Awards Ceremony, recognizing those who further NERC’s mission to minimize waste, conserve natural resources, and advance a sustainable economy through facilitated collaboration and action.
Pumpkins Are Not Trash - Take The Pumpkin Pledge!
Of the nearly 2 Billion pounds of pumpkins grown in the United States, an estimated 1.3 Billion pounds were simply trashed instead of eaten or composted. It seems that Jack-O-Lanterns comprise their own scary group of Halloween food waste, haunting landfills!
Plastic Waste Audit with Your Rep Assembly District 67
Please join THE MANHATTAN SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD for a walk along District 67 and collect discarded CIGARETTE BUTTS/ E-CIGARETTE WASTE.
Healthy Urban Soils, Healthy People, Healthy Communities, and the Benefits of Compost & Composting
The Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board's "Healthy Urban Soils, Healthy People, Healthy Communities, and the Benefits of Compost and Composting" event will promote citywide organics collection and raise funds for both MSWAB’s composting grants and its "Reduce, Reuse, and Repair" grant, while also raising awareness about the importance of diverting organics from landfills.
Dr. Maggie Clarke appears on News10 Albany
Clarke discusses New York State landfills and the DEC’s proposed update to their Solid Waste Management Plan with reporter Amal Tlaige.
“Skip the Stuff” Starts On 7/31!
As of July 31, 2023, New York City food service establishments and third-party food delivery apps and couriers cannot provide the following items in restaurant take-out or delivery orders unless customers request them:
Plastic-Free Picnic on Thursday 8/24 from 1-3 PM!
Put what you’ve learned during this month’s Plastic Free July Campaign to the test at Madison Square Park’s Plastic Free Picnic! Challenge your family, friends, or office staff to pack a plastic-free picnic lunch to enjoy in the park!
Comments to the NYS DEC from the NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards and a coalition of environmental organizations
The New York State Climate Action Council in its Nation-leading Climate plan and resulting law set the goals of a 40-percent reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 and an 85-percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2050.
End-Of-Year Classroom Supply Drop And Swap
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Bring excess markers, pencils, fabric, and other materials
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"Shop” materials from other teachers to take back to the classroom
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Any excess supplies at the end of the Drop and Swap will go to Materials for the Arts’ warehouse to be distributed to schools and nonprofit organizations
What Happens to NYC’s Organic Waste?
A panel discussion moderated by Council Member Sandy Nurse discussing community and municipal composting and anaerobic digestion. Monday, Jun 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
All-SWAB Staten Island Compost Facility Tour
SWAB members – representing all 3 SWABs – went on a tour of the Staten Island (SI) Compost Facility led by Marguerite Manela, from the NYC Dept. of Sanitation’s Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
MSWAB & LinkNYC Partner to Promote ‘Composting Not Rats’ for the Month of March
The MSWAB - Organics Committee reached out to LinkNYC to creat an advert to promote Composting Not Rats! During the month of March, the 20 kiosks can be found in the following Community Boards:
Mending Circle
The Waste Prevention and Reuse committee, with generous support from the Textile Committee and the MSWAB at large, hosted their inaugural Mending Circle gathering at the Morningside Heights Library on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 2-4pm
March 8 Speaker : Tracy Frisch
Next Wednesday March 8th | 6-8pm Tracy Frisch will speak about, ‘The Use of Sewage Sludge as a Fertilizer or Soil Amendment Endangers Human Health and the Future of Our Farms.’
A Waste Initiative Field Trip
Please Join MSWAB For A Waste Initiative Field Trip on Tuesday December 20th Learn about the collaborations that make these projects possible. Connect with fellow waste minded New Yorkers. Share, Feedback, Ideas, Resources and more!