Lower East Side Ecology Center

Our Mission

The Ecology Center works toward a more

sustainable New York City by providing

community-based recycling and composting

programs, developing local stewardship of

green space, and increasing community awareness,

involvement and youth development

through environmental education programs.

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Did You Know

April 26, 2009

E-waste Awareness

The average American home owns 24 electronics. By throwing them away you’re adding toxic materials, like lead, mercury, cadmium, phosphors and flame-retardants, to landfills. E-Waste

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December 07, 2009

Watering the Big Apple

Estuaries are among the most productive natural systems on earth due to the mixing of nutrients from land and sea, producing more food per acre than the richest Midwestern farmland. Environmental...

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September 2010

Environmental Education
September 08, 2010
Green Roofs and Alternative Energy in NYC
Open for registration

The Green Roofs and Alternative Energy workshop will teach you what a Green Roof is and how your business or home can benefit from it. Green Roof e...

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Greening
September 11, 2010
East River Park Stewardship Day
Open for registration

Join the Ecology Center and CHERP (Community Hooked on East River Park) for a day of gardening in East River Park. We'll be pulling weeds, applying co...

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Composting
September 12, 2010
Worm Composting 101
Open for registration

Got a smelly trash can? Hate taking out the garbage every week? Or want to reduce the amount of trash you produce? Then indoor composting may be ...

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Featured Programs

September 18, 2010

Upcoming E-Waste Recycling Events

The Ecology Center will be holding 9 electronic waste ("e-waste") recycling events this fall to help you responsibly dispose of all of your unwanted...

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August 29, 2010

East River Park Stewardship Days

All summer long the Lower East Side Ecology Center and CHERP (Community Hooked on East River Park) invite you to garden in East River Park. We'll be pulling...

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September 12, 2010

Worm Composting 101

September 12, 2010 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm La Perla Community Garden, West 105th Street between Columbus and Manhattan Aves, New York, NY 10025 Got...

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September 08, 2010

Green Roofs and Alternative Energy in NYC

September 08, 2010 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Green Depot, 222 Bowery New York, NY 10012 The Green Roofs and Alternative Energy workshop will teach you...

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