Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.
Yesterday New York’s City Council voted in favor of implementing what would be one of the most stringent electronics recycling laws in the country. According to the New York Times, the bill would impose a $100 fine on anyone who throws an old computer, printer […]
P1000961, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush. P1000960, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush. Public Recycling bins for Paper (Papel), Glass (Vidro), Metal (um, Metal), and Plastic (Plastico). These bins were not around when I was here in for Carnaval in 2005; I haven’t poked my […]
P1010105, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush. Lixo (trash) Organico and Lixo Inorganico dancing together. Anyone know what SESC stands for?
Okay, so I’ve been a rather bad blogger for a week or two, but I have a really good excuse: I’m in Recife, Brazil for Carnaval! Needless to say it’s crazy here (in a good way), but I have a few photos to post that […]
2007 was the first fully operation year for Sustainable Flatbush, and I must say we accomplished a lot. Starting with our Kickoff Meeting on March 16th at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore, the goal was to find people in the neighborhood who wanted to work on sustainability […]
Next Sustainable Flatbush monthly meeting: Monday January 7th, 7pm 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Our regular meetings on the first Monday of every month are for newcomers and committee members alike. We will report on projects in progress and plan for future activities. […]
Are you expecting a new iPod or DVD player or computer from Santa? Don’t throw the old one in the garbage — save it for Sustainable Flatbush’s Post-Holiday E-Waste Recycling event! If the stars align correctly, we will make some local pickups with a cargo […]
Back in May I wrote my first post about the unsustainability of bottled water, and it has been gratifying to see the growing attention being focused on this issue over the last few months. Today the Bottled Water Story continues, with this very informative article […]
Next Sustainable Flatbush monthly meeting: Monday December 3rd, 7pm 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Committees will report on their activities and plans, including: R3 Committee Post-Holiday Electronics Recycling Event January 5 and 6, 2008 Livable Streets Committee Central Brooklyn Transportation Conference to be […]
The next monthly meeting will be Monday December 3rd. WHAT: Sustainable Flatbush Monthly Meeting WHEN: Monday, December 3rd at 7pm WHERE: 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) WHY: • Hear report and future plans from Gardening Committee Kickoff Meeting • Plan for December 8th […]