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Electronic Recycling Update:
IN BROOKLYN
Friday, May 9, 12 noon - 4 pm
Metro Tech Center on the Metro Tech Commons, Flatbush Avenue Extension & Mrytle Avenue
We like to thank MetroTech Bid for sponsoring this event
IN MANHATTAN
Saturday May 17, 10am-4pm
Sunday May 18, 10am-4pm
Monday May 19, 4pm-7pm
Broadway between 102 and 103 Streets, on westside of Broadway
We like to thank the West 102 & 103 Streets Block Association and the West 104 Street Block Association and the Upper West Side Recycling Center for sponsoring this event.
IN BROOKLYN
Saturday May 31, 10am-4pm
Sunday June 1, 10am-4pm
Monday June 2, 4pm-7pm
Smith Street between Carroll and President Streets
The Department of Sanitation is holding electronics collection events in all five boroughs this spring, for more information please click here.
IN BROOKLYN
Saturday June 7, 10am-4pm
Sunday June 8, 10am-4pm
Monday June 9, 4pm-7pm
Pearl Street between Plymouth and Water Streets, west side of Pearl Street, just north of the Pearl Street Triangle
We would like to thank the DUMBO Improvement District for sponsoring this event
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See our FAQ page to learn more about what to bring...
Can't wait for one of the upcoming events?
We have a partnership with Build It Green. Now New York City residents can drop off electronics (no commercial donations please)any time during Build It Green!'s open hours. Please click here for more info.
 
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Compost update:
Indoor Worm Composting Workshop: Saturday May 24, 1pm - 3pm
6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden
Food scraps are not waste! They can be recycled back into a rich, natural fertilizer to help plants grow. This indoor worm-composting workshop will cover everything you need to know to set-up and maintain a worm bin in your apartment, allowing you to turn your kitchen scraps into Black Gold! Participants will be able to purchase a "worm-condo" for the subsidized price of $10. Registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 212-477-3155 or e-mail info@lesecologycenter.org
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Compost update:
Indoor Children's Worm Composting Workshop:
Saturday June 21, 2pm-3pm
Inwood Hill Nature Center
Inwood Park at 218th Street and Indian Road Learn how to turn old food scraps into Black Gold! By using red wiggler worms you can watch the magic of composting, turning an apple core into compost to recycle nutrients, while reducing waste. Workshop will cover the process of decomposition, as well as how the worms help it along. Participants will have the chance to make their own mini worm-bin, made from a re-used plastic take-out container.
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Registration is required for these events. For more information or to register, please call 212-477-3155 or e-mail info@lesecologycenter.org
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Compost update:
Call for new Worm Corps Members!
Worm Corps is a group of compost experts who volunteer to help spread the love of vermicomposting by teaching "wormshops" (worm workshops) to students at schools all over Manhattan as well as tabling with the worms and other info about LESEC programs at environmental fairs and festivals. New members will attend a two-hour training session and then will be contacted when volunteer opportunities become available.
Interested? Contact Carey through the RotLine at (212) 477-3155 or info@lesecologycenter.org
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Education Update:
Spring Brings Back our FREE Friday Fishing Clinics!
An integral part of our late spring and summer education programs is our FREE Friday (Catch-and-Release) Fishing Clincs, open to New Yorkers of all ages. Come practice your urban angling skills and learn about the East River. Poles and bait provided.
All fishing clinics will be held behind the ampitheater inside East River Park. Meet in East River Park, at the waterfront promenade, behind the ampitheater. No registration required, just show up! Summer Fishing Clinic Schedule:
Friday, June 27, 4 pm to 6 pm
Friday July 11, 4pm to 6 pm
Friday July 25, 4pm to 6 pm
Friday August 15, 4 pm to 6 pm
Friday August 29, 4 pm to 6 pm Subway directions: Take the F,J,M, or Z trains to the Delancey/Essex Street station, exit and walk east (towards the Williamsburg Bridge) along the south side of Delancey Street until you reach the FDR highway. Continue east over the pedestrian bridge to enter East River Park and walk south in the park along the FDR past the Grand Street Seal Spray Showers and the ballfields to reach the promenade located behind the ampitheater.
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Education update:
Climate Change Initiatives
The Ecology Center has long been running programming and initiatives about the hot (no pun intended) environmental issue of the moment: Climate Change. Although climate change is a complex global issue, efforts to address it need to begin on a local level and start with education to increase awareness and understanding. LESEC current climate related offerings include: the NYC Climate Coalition www.nycclimate.org , public education on climate issue through our Climate Crew and youth Climate Ambassadors, and the NYC Small Business Energy Efficiency Program.
Please contact us to have a presentation in your school or community organization on Climate Change and Solutions in NYC by calling 212.477.4022 or e-mail info@lesecologycenter.org |
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Education update:
The Water Underground Viewable Online!
The Ecology Center partnered with Center for Urban Pedagogy, City-as-School, and RECYouth to explore the Water Underground–the millions of gallons of water that enters the city, gets used in various ways and discharged to local waterways each day. During this semester-long project, students and teachers developed The Water Underground, a video about their investigations.
The Water Underground video is a 25-minute student-led exploration of where water comes from, where it goes and what happens along the way.
THE WUG VIDEO IS NOW VIEWABLE ONLINE(opens a new window)
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Please contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center by calling 212-477-4022 or info@lesecologycenter.org if you are interested in our estuary education workshops. To learn more about CSO education at LESEC, click here.
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