Resources We Think You'll Like
Re-use/Recycling:
NYCWastele$$ www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless
Department of Sanitation’s helpful website about recycling in New York
The Council on the Environment of NYC www.cenyc.org
Non-profit devoted to improving New York City's environment
Lower East Side Ecology Center www.lesecologycenter.org
Sustainability organization with excellent composting, recycling and education programs
Earth911.com www.earth911.com
Great website for locating recycling centers and sustainability resources
The Freecycle Network www.freecycle.org
A grassroots and nonprofit movement of people who are giving & getting stuff for free
TerraCycle Inc http://www.terracycle.net
Products made entirely from garbage. Sign up for free and collect waste for money
Materials for the Arts www.mfta.org
Gathers materials from companies and individuals to redistribute to artists and educators
SHHHH Salvage Projects http://www.shhhh-projects.com
Theater, film and Fashion Materials salvaged, reclaimed and repurposed
Build it Green! NYC www.bignyc.org
New York City's only non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials
Recycle-a-Bicycle www.recycleabicycle.org
Facilitates job training, environmental steward-ship, and everyday bicycle use.
RecyclePlace.org www.recycleplace.com
Ink cartridge and toner recycling
Steel Recycling Institute www.recycle-steel.org
Promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel products
Collective Good www.collectivegood.com
Cell phone recycling
Good to Know:
The Story of Stuff www.storyofstuff.com
A 20-minute animation of consumer society narrated by Annie Leonard
Garbage Patch www.greatgarbagepatch.org
Explore this website to learn more about how plastic is trashing our oceans
The Container Recycling Institute www.container-recycling.org
Lots of statistics, plus a running count of the number of bottles discarded so far this year
Bonneville Environmental Foundation www.b-e-f.org
Online carbon calculator with “shrink your carbon footprint” games
Treehugger www.treehugger.com
A comprehensive media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability
350 org www.350.org
An international campaign to find solutions to the climate crisis
Oceans Alert www.oceansalert.org
Working to restore the health of oceans and waterways with a focus on reducing mercury.
GreenHomeNYC www.greenhomenyc.org
Helping NYC small building owners and residents use sustainable building methods and materials
Greener World Media www.greenerworldmedia.com/brands
Media company providing businesses with the resources to combine environmental responsibility with profitability
Grist www.grist.org
Enviro news, commentary and tips
Barnard Eco Reps http://barnardecoreps.com/EcoReps_Website/Green_in_NYC.html
A list of eco-friendly activities and resources in NYC, compiled by the Barnard EcoReps.
Redemtech www.redemtech.com/esteward_video.aspx
Film about dumping electronic waste in developing countries and e-waste certification
Cool and Inspiring:
Chris Jordan www.chrisjordan.com
Artist whose photographs expose the accumulated detritus of our consumption
Bryant Holsenbeck www.bryantholsenbeck.com
Artist who creates art from the stuff we throw away
The Plastiki Expedition www.theplastiki.com
A team sails across the pacific in a 60-foot catamaran made from reclaimed plastic bottles
Rock the Bike www.rockthebike.com
Bike inventors and advocates creatively expanding the love of bikes to broader culture
Plastic Bag Crafts http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/08/plastic_bag_crafts.html
Cool things to make with plastic bags
Potenco www.potenco.com/home
Human powered pull-cord generators
Wallet Buddy http://newdream.org/walletbuddy.pdf
A handy reminder to have when you buy things
Bash the Trash www.bashthetrash.com
Raising environmental awareness through music, visual art, storytelling, theater and dance.
Green Guerillas www.greenguerillas.org
Helping people cultivate community gardens as expressions of art, ecology and culture.
Dress for Success www.dressforsuccess.org
Provides disadvantaged women with donated professional attire and career support
Leila Darabi and Victor Bernhardtz www.everydaytrash.com
A blog that examines the art and politics of the world through the lens of garbage.
Gotham Gazette Garbage Game www.gothamgazette.com/article/interactive/20071113/201/2343
A fun interactive garbage game from the online news source published by Citizens Union
Our Lady of Detritus Friends and Partners:
Earth Matter NY, Inc. http://earthmatter.org
Advancing the art, science, and application of composting in and around NYC- Performed compost demonstrations at Our Lady of Detritus Performances
Solar One www.solar1.org
NYC’s first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center”- site of the first four performances of OLD, provided assistance in construction of the solar umbrella
David Gibbs www.rdavidgibbs.com
Engineer, designer and adventurer- constructed the solar umbrella for OLD
PowerFilm Solar http://powerfilmsolar.com
Developer and manufacturer of the thin, flexible solar panels used on the umbrella
Holland Hopson www.hollandhopson.net
Electro-acoustic computer musician- assisted in construction of the 6-channel speaker
Scott Smallwood http://www.music.princeton.edu/~skot/main.html
Composer, Sound Artist, Musician- consulted in construction of the 6-channel speaker
Haley Trikes http://www.haleytrikes.com/
Reasonably priced, durable urban cargo tricycles- constructed the OLD cargo trike
Zuzka Kurtz http://www.zuzkakurtz.com/
Artist who designed costumes made from found materials for Our Lady of Detritus
Peter Shapiro www.petershapiro.com/
Video artist for Our Lady of Detritus