NY State Senator Brian Kavanagh Guest Speaker at December 14th Meeting
Senator Brian Kavanagh, District 2 includes the Brooklyn Waterfront, Battery Park City, Chinatown, the East Village, the Financial District, Little Italy, the Lower East Side, SOHO, the South Village,
Announcing the 2022 MSWAB & iDig2Learn Fundraiser
In an effort to raise awareness of the New York City’s Zero Waste goals and the important programing that both the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (Manhattan SWAB) and iDig2Learn engage in, the organizations will be holding a joint end-of-year fundraiser at the historic Good Shepherd Chapel located at 543 Main Street.
Breaking Down Urban Organics
This policy brief examines key features and outcomes of San Francisco’s mandatory organics diversion program, and draws lessons from this experience for the introduction of citywide residential organics collection in New York City.
Teach-in: The impact of plastics in packaging on human health, July 26, 6:00 PM
Join the Brooklyn and Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Boards for a discussion of the impacts of plastics in packaging on humans health by Cafeteria Culture's public and environmental health advisor, Jenny Davies, MD MPH JD.
Learn What You Never Knew About Cigarette Butt And Vape Waste And Come to April 20 Panel
Cigarette butts and vape waste, regularly tossed on the ground, contribute significantly to health and environmental hazards. 4.5 trillion cigarette butts, saturated with potent toxins, are annually discarded world-wide.
Join a cigarette butt and vape walk with the MSWAB
Think you already know about microplastics and toxic chemicals? Cigarette butts and vape waste, regularly tossed on the ground, contribute significantly to health and environmental hazards. 4.5 trillion cigarette butts, saturated with potent toxins, are annually discarded world-wide.
Application deadline to join the MSWAB is extended to May 1
Created in 1989 under Local Law 19, the MSWAB advances ideas, insights, and initiatives to achieve NYC’s Zero Waste x 2030 goal.
Part 2: Waste, Environment & Race - A Community Conversation event series
This event addresses the intersection of food, health, and waste and its impact on vulnerable communities. A panel of community leaders and organizers, moderated by BkSWAB, will speak to their ongoing work to address racial, environmental and climate injustice.
NYSP2I Applications Now Open: Community Grants Program 2022-2023
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Community Grants Program. Eligible applicants are able to receive up to $20,000 to fund their project.
NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards' Public Hearing Regarding EPR
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens Solid Waste Advisory Boards’ (SWABs) Public Hearing on Title 33 , Extended Producer Responsibility included in Governor Hochul’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget.
Extended Producer Responsibility Hearing (EPR) February 2
Announcing the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens Solid Waste Advisory Boards’ (SWABs) Public Hearing on Title 33 , Extended Producer Responsibility included in Governor Hochul’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget.
The Cigarette Butt Tour
Why is NO BUTTS an urgent tour for everyone – and especially for smokers? Because everyday cigarette butts are dropped on our streets, go down our drains, into local waters, and leach into our soil.
Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board Publishes Informative Resource To Help New Yorkers Keep Usable Items Out Of Landfills And Acquire Quality Things For Little Or No Cost
In an effort to reduce the enormous volume of reusable household items and furnishings thrown in the garbage and sent to landfills, the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB) has published a database covering hundreds of organizations where no-longer-wanted items can be donated, shared, sold or swapped in New York City. #sharecyclenyc
Can I recycle this? With Jennie Romer on Roosevelt Island.
A guide to better recycling. And how to reduce single-use plastics.
NYCHA and the NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) Convene Panel
NYCHA officials from the Energy & Sustainability, Waste Management, and Pest Control departments today joined community leaders from the Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) for a panel discussion on the future of waste recycling in New York City
Congratulations to our MSWAB compost grant winners
MSWAB held a special compost grant and funded three proposals for $1000 each to build a compost system that is open to the community to help alleviate the lack of compost sites.
MSWAB Compost Grant Winners in the News
MSWAB’s three compost grant winners, Harlem Grown, Riverside-Inwood Community Garden and Davidson Avenue Community Garden are in the news! Check out the story and where you can drop off your compost around NYC.
NYC Waste Water CoVid Testing
People who have Covid-19 shed virus in their feces, and this shows up in wastewater. Because wastewater testing for bacteria and viruses is not new
Organic Waste Diversion and Sustainability: NRDC Testimony on NYC's FY 2022 Budget
NRDC is part of the Save Our Compost coalition. And we join our colleagues in urging the Council to boost funding for these and related programs to 14.7 million dollars in the final FY 22 budget.