At Green in BKLYN, one of our favorite eco-friendly websites is One Million Acts of Green (OMAOG). Their philosophy is as simple as their name. Change can start with just one person.  One action.  One Million Acts of Green. We … More →

For those of you who missed the numerous e-Waste recycling events that were held in April/Earth Month…  There’s another one in May! A perfect time to Spring clean & finally get rid of all that electronic waste that’s been cluttering … More →

At Green in BKLYN, we collect & recycle #5 plastics, cell phones & batteries (5 cents/battery for shipping). In addition, our blogs include lots of recycling info (just type “recycle” or “recycling” in our Find! area for all kinds of … More →

At Green in BKLYN, we don’t typically ask for donations for groups but we do make a number of contributions ourselves the year.  However,  I wanted to introduce you to the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) … 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 →

After our September collection of #5 plastics (along with batteries & cell phones), we are now shipping them off! They’re going to the Preserve Collection Site to be turned into products (all made with 100% post-consumer #5 plastics)… Then we’ll … 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 →

Many years ago in another lifetime (or so it seems now), I was a scuba diver… At the time, I worked in a local dive shop, had mastered my Advanced Open Water SCUBA Certification & was planning on doing the … More →