At Green in BKLYN, we don’t typically ask for donations for groups but we do make a number of contributions ourselves the year.  However,  I wanted to introduce you to the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) … More →

Last week author Jennifer Kaplan was at Green in BKLYN with her newly released book, Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers – and Save the Planet. With organic wine from … More →

We’ve written a number of things about reducing our footprints, recycling in general & America Recycles Day.  Today, the day before America Recycles Day, we will leave the words to our President.  And so, without further ado, the President of … More →

Another blog in honor of America Recycles Day on November 15th…  This one is written by our lovely intern, Cristina… Nowadays, recycling has become second nature to most of us (I mean, you’re reading green tips by an eco-friendly home … More →

America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is dedicated to encouraging folks to recycle & to buy recycled products. Now in its 11th year, the day has grown to include millions of Americans pledging to increase their recycling habits & buy … More →

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 →

To everyone who brought batteries, cell phones & #5 plastics in to Green in BKLYN for our Month of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…  Thank you! We’ll be sending the #5 plastics off to Recycline – the company that takes those plastics … More →

Every Sunday in September Myrtle Avenue becomes an active, pedestrian-friendly public space… In other words, from 11am to 7pm every Sunday in September, Myrtle Avenue is closed to car traffic (between Clinton & Emerson Avenues) .  Very green, indeed! There … 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 →

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 →