NYC Expands Public Recycling
New York City recently expanded its successful Public Space Recycling Program to include 33 new locations across the city.
This is the first time the program will cover all five boroughs. The new locations can be found places such as:
- Bronx – Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden
- Brooklyn – McCarren Park, Prospect Park
- Manhattan – Bryant Park, Intersection of East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue
- Staten Island – Wolf’s Pond Park, Intersection of Forest and Bement Avenues
- Queens – Astoria Park, Intersection of 34th Street and Broadway
“The key to maintaining the city’s high quality of life – even during tough times – is learning to do more with less,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Because of careful planning by the Sanitation Department, this expansion of public recycling will have virtually no impact on the city’s budget. We’re adding 33 new sites to the 10 existing public locations where New Yorkers can recycle newspapers, magazines, and bottles and cans.”
Metal, glass and plastic bottles and cans can be recycled in blue bins, while newspapers and magazines can be collected in green bins.
Launched in April 2007 as part of a comprehensive 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan, 1.7 million tons of recyclables (about 16 percent of the city’s residential waste) were collected last year, which the city looks to grow with the continuing expansion of its street corner recycling program.
