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REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE
at the FLATBUSH FREEMEET!
sponsored by
Sustainable Flatbush
and Freecycle™ New York City
Saturday, November 22, 2008
12 noon - 3pm

Micki Josi is a New York City public school teacher and the co-founder, with fellow teacher Coquille Houshour, of Educating Tomorrow, a group committed to “greening” NYC schools. Micki generously offered her home for the first-ever Flatbush Supper Club potluck and discussion, and here is her report on the event:

Here is some good news for anyone who cares about environmental education and practices in NYC public schools, from Coquille Houshour and Micki Josi of Educating Tomorrow:

FreeMeets are a great way to keep quality usable items out of the waste stream. Bring good stuff you no longer need, take something home that someone else no longer needed.

For those of you who are interested in following New York State environmental politics, a great online resource is Environmental Advocates of New York. I also receive their email alerts, and was pleased to learn that my State Senator, Kevin Parker, supported all four Environmental Super Bills that were being considered in the state legislature [...]

Thanks to a reader for sending in this very good news: Home Depot announced on Tuesday that they will start accepting CFL bulbs for recycling. Any instance of producers and retailers taking responsibility for the end-of-life disposal of the products they make and sell can only be a good sign; this will ultimately drive the [...]

Lots going on (or trying to!) in Albany and beyond on environmental issues. Here are just a few links to support important legislation being considered:
Solar Energy
This week the State legislature approved new tax incentives to encourage the installation of more solar electric (photovoltaic) panels in New York. This is great news, but the lack of [...]

If you can’t make it next Tuesday (or even if you can) there’s a petition you can sign to support this cause:

The NYC Recycling Action Committee, formed by two NYC teachers, aims to help get recycling programs in every public and private NYC school.
We’re making progress toward that goal, but we need your help. Please [...]

This comes from Educating Tomorrow, a group that “seeks to build a dynamic community connecting NYC K-12 teachers, administrators, students in teaching, and organizations serving children and schools”.

Calling All NYC School Recycling Supporters!
City Hall wants to hear from us! And we NEED YOUR HELP!
A Joint Committee hearing with the Dept. of Sanitation and the Dept. [...]

I’ve received a number of inquiries lately from folks wondering where to recycle CFL bulbs locally (the bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, and shouldn’t be thrown out with the trash). This Wednesday the answer is at Brooklyn Green Drinks, hosted by Center for the Urban Environment at their beautiful new home, a showplace [...]