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  • Members: 266
  • Category: Recycling
  • Founded: Feb 26, 2002
  • Language: English
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Recycle This! was formed in 2002 to challenge the flawed decision by the Mayor of New York City to end recycling of plastics and glass, something that took years to orient people (and legislators) towards doing. Mayor Bloomberg believed it costs too much $ to maintain. Recycle This! looked into the issue and, in addition to later information that numbers issued by the Department of Sanitation inflated the cost, we believe that it is not an economic issue. This issue is : What kind of city do we want to live in ? Our answer: a sustainable one.

Although plastics and glass recycling eventually returned, while confusing basically everyone, we continue on working to emphasize the whole cycle: recycling, reducing, reusing and re-thinking trash in our city.

New York City exports 30,000 tons of residential, commercial and other trash PER DAY. Recycle This! tries to reduce this by raising awareness and dialogue around the issue. We hold screenings of the great film, "Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage" with the filmmaker Heather Rogers; electronics recycling days; Eco-Fairs emphasizing grassroots activism; FreeMeets, part of our hosting of the Freecycle New York City list serve; and more!

Discuss ways to take action. We are a grassroots activist group, all volunteer. Tell us what your 'specialty' or interest is and get involved!

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