New York City estimates that over 193,000 tons of reusable and recyclable textiles are sent to landfills and incinerators each year. Textiles represent nearly 6% of New York City s annual residential waste. Throwing your unwanted clothing into the garbage damages the environment and could cost the taxpayer millions of dollars each year in unnecessary carting and disposal costs. Bring clean clothing, shoes, coats, bedding, linens, scarves, belts, hats & handbags for reuse or recycling. Non-wearable items (torn, stained, etc) will be sorted for recycling into new materials. For more information visit www.cenyc.org/clothing
Where & When to Recycle Your Textiles:
* Material Mondays
Every Monday, 8am – 6pm at the Union Square Greenmarket (16th Street and Union Square West)
* Second Chance Saturdays
Saturdays 8am – 4pm at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket (NW Entrance to Prospect Park)
New 2009 Locations:
* Union Square Greenmarket – Saturdays (begins January 3) 8am-6pm
(West side of the Park)
* Tompkins Square Greenmarket – Sundays (begins January 4) 8am-4pm
(East 7th St. & Ave A)
* 97th Street Greenmarket – Fridays (begins January 9) 8am-2pm
( 97th St. & Columbus Ave)
Greenmarket and the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education are programs of Council on the Environment of New York City.
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