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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January 2012

E-Waste
January 28, 2012
Electronic Waste Recycling in Inwood

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is bringing one of its 9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Events to Inwood this January to help you res...

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E-Waste
January 28, 2012
Electronic Waste Recycling in the Bronx (Brook Park)

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is bringing one of its 9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Events to Brook Park in the Bronx this January ...

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E-Waste
February 04, 2012
Community Reception at the E-waste Warehouse

Come celebrate the opening of the Ecology Center's E-waste Warehouse in Gowanus! You'll have a chance to drop off your e-waste, tour the space, a...

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Featured Programs

January 21, 2012

9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Events

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is bringing its 9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Event series to all five boroughs this January to help...

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January 31, 2012

E-waste Warehouse

We are making responsible disposal of your working and non-working electronics easier than ever before! Bring your unwanted electronics to the Lower East...

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February 01, 2012

E-Waste Internships

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is expanding its electronic waste (e-waste) program and is offering internship positions at its new

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February 09, 2012

College Students! Compost in Your Dorms!

February 09, 2012 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm Barnard College, Milbank Hall, Room 328, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Learn how to turn foodscraps into...

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