A few weeks ago, Joshua Onysk (the president & founder of Pangea Organics), came to Green in BKLYN to talk about Pangea’s amazing facial & body products, as well as beauty products in general… It got me thinking about the … More →

Last week author Jennifer Kaplan was at Green in BKLYN with her newly released book, Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers – and Save the Planet. With organic wine from … More →

This week, Joshua Onysk (the president & founder of Pangea Organics), came to Green in BKLYN to talk about Pangea’s amazing facial & body products, as well as beauty products in general… It got me thinking about the “Dirty Dozen,” … More →

To everyone who brought batteries, cell phones & #5 plastics in to Green in BKLYN for our Month of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…  Thank you! We’ll be sending the #5 plastics off to Recycline – the company that takes those plastics … More →

If you haven’t already checked out “One Million Acts of Green”, now is a great time for an introduction. Green in BKLYN is featured in an article titled Green Your Neighborhood Store on the One Million Acts of Green website.  … More →

The Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) is sponsoring a full day eco-friendly fair in our neighborhood! Green Brooklyn… Green City Fair & Symposium will be held on Thursday, September 24, 11:30pm-6:00pm at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 … More →

On Saturday, September 12th, the Lower East Side Ecology Center will sponsor Electronics Recycling Day, a residential e-waste collection. The event will take place from 10am-4pm at Tekserve located at 119 West 23rd Street (between Lexington & Park Avenues). More →

I get a lot of questions & calls about antibacterial products so I thought I’d address the topic (with assistance from Smart Mama’s Green Guide: Simple Steps to Reduce Your Child’s Toxic Chemical Exposure by Jennifer Taggart). Triclosan & triclocarban … More →

More eco-friendly tips… This time for cleaning… clothes, home & body… Clean is good. And green… More →

For those of you who are new to our blog, frequently we add new Green Tips to our blog… as well as update our Green Tips page. Today’s tips address ways & places to recycle all kinds of stuff in … More →