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Tips, resources and other environmentally-friendly information for NYC productions to save energy and production costs.

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Recycling Information:

NYCWasteLe$$ - New York City's one-stop resource for waste prevention and recycling information.
Earth 911 - Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention, and how to help protect the environment.
"How Do I Dispose of..." - Feature on www.nyc.gov/sanitation.
Council on the Environment for New York City - Hands-on non-profit that greens local neighborhoods, promotes waste prevention and recycling, and runs the largest farmers market program in the country.
Where to buy Recycling Bins? - NYC Wastele$$.
Recycling: It's Not a Choice, It's the Law - A Handbook for NYC Business - To order hard copies, pick one up at the MOFTB permit office, use the literature/decal request form on the Sanitation website or call 311.
NYC WasteLe$$: Businesses - Waste Prevention and recycling information for NYC businesses.
Electronics Recycling - on www.nyc.gov/wasteless.

Donation/Reuse:

NYWa$teMatch - A free materials exchange service sponsored by the NYC Department of Sanitation. They can help you find a home for your surplus & used materials. Establish contact during pre-production or as soon as possible before production wrap in order to provide enough lead time for NY Wastematch to find a home for your unwanted items. CAll 212-650-5832, email them at info@wastematch.org or log onto www.wastematch.org.
Film Biz Recycling - Buy or donate used production materials.
NYC Stuff Exchange - A quick and easy way to find out where to donate, buy, or sell gently used goods in New York City.
Build It Green! NYC - Buy or donate used construction materials.
New Homes for Old Stuff on www.nyc.gov/wasteless. List of some organizations that accept donations, listed by item type.
How to donate leftover food - on www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless.

Vendors:

Recycling and Waste Removal - Vendors participating in the "Made in NY" discount program.
Catering - For "Made in NY" vendors supplying water coolers.
NYC Greenmarket Farmers Market - find locations for fresh, local food.
Greenopia NY - use to find eco-friendly retailers, services, and organizations in New York City.
Tristate Biodiesel - NYC based company providing biodiesel fuel.
Metro Biofuels - NYC based company providing biodiesel fuel.
GreeNow - Biodiesel generators and recycling services for production and events.

Other Resources:

Broadway Goes Green - an initiative bringing the theater community together to identify and adopt better practices for sustainable theater.
Green Resources Guide - Produced by NY Production Alliance (NYPA) & Producer's Guild of America (PGA).
Code of Best Practices in Sustainable Documentary Filmmaking - based on the results of a global survey of best practices in sustainable filmmaking, conducted by American University, involving more than 175 filmmakers and companies. The Code contains checklists, carbon trackers, and Web resources.
MillionTreesNYC - a public-private initiative to plant 1,000,000 trees across NYC's five boroughs over the next decade.

Organizations promoting environmentally-minded production practices:
PGA Green
Reel Green Media
Green Media Solutions
Film and Entertainment Recycling Initiative
EcoSet Consulting, LLC