QSWAB is made up of a diverse group of Queens residents, business owners, civic leaders, and advocates who are committed to working towards a greener & cleaner.
Queens, NY
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Learn more about the 2026 Solid Waste Management Plan, and join our virtual hearing on October 22. We'd like to hear from you! queensswab.nyc/take-action/s…
QSWAB May Meeting. Ending soon but we're LIVE on YouTube for future reference. youtu.be/Atj_JeOQFnE via @YouTube
Queens EARTH DAY event -
Sat. 4/24th 11am to 1pm!
Free upcycling arts and crafts for everyone! JHBG Composting Center, 69th St & 35th Ave (southwest corner). Wear clothes you can paint in and bring your fruit and vegetable scraps to compost!
Share YOUR thoughts with @NYCMayor @NYCSanitation @NYCSpeakerCoJo @NYCCouncil about what your need in your community 2 help #NYC reach its 0x30 waste to landfills goal!
2021 State of the Borough Address youtu.be/xPv5Ka0UFv0 via @YouTube
Check out tonight’s #SOTB speech from @QnsBPRichards! Thank you for your support of the @QueensSWAB! 2021 State of the Borough Address youtu.be/thOeSPaXyg0 via @YouTube
In what borough do you live #EnvironmentalJustice Town Hall attendees' poll results:
We are what we eat and we're all ingesting a credit card's worth of plastic a week! @NYCSpeakerCoJo pls protect our health by bringing @HelenRosenthal #skipthestraw bill (936) up for a vote NOW #refusesingleuse #singleuseplastic #thelaststraw @PlasticsBeyond @NYPIRG @350brooklyn
From 2/26-3/5 it's the 3rd Annual ReFashion Week NYC spotlighting secondhand and sustainable fashion across New York City w/a series of events designed to reimagine the fashion industry from head to toe. Learn more! refashionnyc.org
Mid-February, 7 consecutive Wednesday evenings. Focus on public action and everything you need to know about plastics. Great for high school, college, and forever learners!
Ethane cracker factories capture gas from fracking and use it for single-use plastics. This doesn't stop carbon emissions and volatile benzenes, especially in communities of color. Plastic production is the fossil fuel industry's Plan B.
Live in Queens? Want to support a great event this weekend? Come out for a clean-up event in #Ridgewood! @BobHoldenNYC @CMReynoso34 @Grace4NY @QnsBPRichards @Barnwell30 @assemblymanmike @AndrewHevesi
The @QueensSWAB supports neighbor + colleague @BigReuse in their effort to remain on @NYCParks space. They have helped improve local soils + given #Queens residents a way 2 divert #organics from the #NYC waste stream.
