Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB) are NYC based appointees to help reach #zerowaste 🚯♻️🗽 https://xitter.cf/t.co/o5OWUe5nsG
Manhattan, NY
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Modern DRS must take into account existing material recovery facilities. For Ep 13 of Redemption, I talked to Lynn Hoffman (@EurekaMN) and @RobertKelman (@reloop_platform) about how & why MRFs should be integrated in a modern DRS. Listen here: bit.ly/3VWjSaV
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Great idea to reduce plastics. Every city should do this. Thank you @ebottcher @Gothamist @THECITYNY @CityAndStateNY @PlasticPollutes @WNYC @NY1 @SierraClub @NRDC @Surfrider
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There are 13,000 chemicals used in plastics. Of those, 3,000 are considered "of concern" (aka hazardous), 6,000 THAT WE HAVE NO SAFETY DATA ON(!), & the remaining 4,000 are not considered problematic. We need to get toxic chemicals out of plastic & stop making so much plastic. @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins
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February is on course to break a record number of heat records, meteorologists say, as human-made global heating and the natural El Niño climate pattern drive up temperatures on land and oceans around the world. #ClimateEmergency
theguardian.com/environment/…
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This NPR article explains that as the plastic industry championed recycling, they “knew that it wasn't a viable solution to deal with increasing amounts of waste”.
Read the article by Michael Copley: npr.org/2024/02/15/123169041…
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Did you know? 👀
According to a 2017 @NYCSanitation study, 86% of #waste generated in our schools can be composted or recycled!
On February 7, students will learn about fun ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle at school through our #ClimateActionDays.
Schools.nyc.gov/ClimateActio…
ALT Photo of students sorting their waste across bins at a N Y C Public Schools cafeteria. The bin on the left is for plastic, metal, carters and glass. The bin in the middle is for food scraps, food-soiled paper and compostable utensils. The bin on the right is for trash, including soft plastics and other non-recyclable waste only.
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🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 Thanks to our incredible community support, we've surpassed 20,000 signatures on our petition to save community composting! We're immensely grateful to everyone who signed and shared the petition to save these important programs.
At GrowNYC, we see composting as more than waste reduction—it's a tool for community building, fostering healthy soil for gardens, supporting urban farms, and combating climate change. Our passion for composting drives our fight to preserve these programs.
Special thanks to our city council colleagues for their unwavering support amid budget cuts proposed by Mayor Adams. Your dedication to sustainability and community building is truly inspiring.
Our work isn't done! We still need more signatures on our petition to demonstrate to Mayor Adams that community composting is indispensable for our city. Please continue sharing the petition with friends, family, and colleagues. Visit grownyc.org/petition to sign the petition and thank you for your ongoing support!
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SAVE OUR COMPOST!
Join us in standing up for our community composters! Mayor Adams' plan to cut funding for community composting threatens to undo the vital work that compost organizations do for our city.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12 PM for a powerful event at City Hall Park. Together, we'll make our voices heard and demand the support needed to continue this crucial initiative.
We need your help to keep this work going! Bring your friends, family, and co-workers to the rally and let's make sure the City Council hears our voices loud and clear. Together, we can achieve climate and environmental justice for all New Yorkers. Visit bit.ly/3SVcICm to RSVP.
NO CUTS TO COMPOST!
#SaveOurCompost
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Today marks the first day of the #INC3. Call on your governments to let them know that we need DRASTIC REDUCTION OF PLASTIC PRODUCTION.
Sign the petition to support a progressive #PlasticsTreaty 👇
bit.ly/PlasticsTreatyPetitio…
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution
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Leaf Collection Schedule 🍂
On Staten Island/much of the Bronx: Collection on Nov. 26 & Dec. 10. Info: nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/ser…
In Brooklyn/Queens: You have weekly leaf collection! Set out leaves, alongside compost, for pickup on your recycling day. Info: nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting
ALT A graphic with the words Lead Collection Dates over fall-colored leaves.
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A highly anticipated project in Brooklyn to convert organic waste into natural gas for heating fuel has gone offline only months after being activated, city officials acknowledged — and there’s no clear timeline for its return.
gothamist.com/news/project-t…
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#PlasticsTreaty must cover "from extraction of raw materials until end of life (...) Protecting future generations’ right to a healthy environment requires respecting just levels for our planetary boundaries." Mohamed Kamal @GAIAnoburn #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution
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Today from the base of Mt. Everest, I saw for myself the terrible impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas.
As temperatures rise, glacier melt increases - threatening the lives and livelihoods of entire communities.
#ClimateAction can’t wait.
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We need to reduce plastic production to avoid this ocean mess. NY and other states should adopt the Packaging REDUCTION and Recycling Infrastructure Act. @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins @politicony @WNYC @WAMCNews TY @DeborahJGlick @SenatorHarckham
The yearly amount of plastic waste in the ocean is set to double by 2030.
🔎 Learn more about ocean plastics: wef.ch/2YrSgKJ
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BREAKING: The #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pollution Act of 2023 has been reintroduced in the U.S. Congress with even stronger language, improved tools, and more #environmentaljustice protections! 💪 This is the most comprehensive U.S. federal legislation on the plastics crisis (🧵)
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Our organizing director, Alexis Goldsmith testifying today in front of the @NYLegislature about the need to pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill to reduce litter, cut climate emissions, and boost recycling in NY with @blairhorner of @NYPIRG .
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There are many thousands of *real* birds flying over NYC right now during peak migration. Lights present a deadly hazard to them, and we already have 240,000 window-strike deaths a year here. This is horribly timed and must be canceled. @CentralParkNYC @NYCParks
