After our September collection of #5 plastics (along with batteries & cell phones), we are now shipping them off! They’re going to the Preserve Collection Site to be turned into products (all made with 100% post-consumer #5 plastics)… Then we’ll … More →

If you haven’t already checked out “One Million Acts of Green”, now is a great time for an introduction. Green in BKLYN is featured in an article titled Green Your Neighborhood Store on the One Million Acts of Green website.  … More →

The Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) is sponsoring a full day eco-friendly fair in our neighborhood! Green Brooklyn… Green City Fair & Symposium will be held on Thursday, September 24, 11:30pm-6:00pm at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 … More →

On Saturday, September 12th, the Lower East Side Ecology Center will sponsor Electronics Recycling Day, a residential e-waste collection. The event will take place from 10am-4pm at Tekserve located at 119 West 23rd Street (between Lexington & Park Avenues). More →

Thought you might enjoy some good news on the green front (courtesy of Abbie Barrett in Body & Soul )… • Due to conservation efforts, the U.S. has gained forestland at an average of 392,898 acres per year.  This estimate … More →

Many years ago in another lifetime (or so it seems now), I was a scuba diver… At the time, I worked in a local dive shop, had mastered my Advanced Open Water SCUBA Certification & was planning on doing the … More →

For those of you in & around Ft. Greene & Clinton Hill, there’s a new on-line resource for our neighborhood… Located at http://www.fortgreenelife.com/, FortGreeneLife.com is a community website dedicated to life in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill & the Vicinity. The … More →

Green in BKLYN’s intern returns with more info.  This time it’s a local event… This Saturday, August 1st, the second annual Youth Empowerment Day 2009 will be held on Emerson Place between Myrtle & Willoughby Avenues from 12:00pm to 8:00pm.  … More →

We’ve been blessed with a high school intern for the summer.  Her name is Cristina Valentin & occasionally she’ll be our guest blogger.  This is the first in her blog series… Welcome Cristina! Foods are being grown & processed in … More →

Earlier this week I introduced Myrtle Mutts, a new Green in BKLYN photo album honoring our local four footed friends. Today, we preview Green in BKLYN’s Brooklyn Babies photo album on our website’s Photo Gallery. Including our local babies of … More →