NYC Department of Sanitation
2007 Spring Cleaning Events

Get free compost and discounted compost bins!
Recycle your electronics!
Donate clothing and linens!
When and Where
Sponsors & Partners

Get Free Compost and Discounted Compost Bins

Bring a shovel and sturdy containers to take away compost. NYC residents can also purchase discounted compost bins for $20 to make their own compost.

For info on the uses of compost, check out “using your compost” on the New York City Compost Project website

See info on when and where.

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Recycle Your Electronics

Drop off your unwanted electronics for recycling:

• computers & laptops
• monitors & printers
• scanners, keyboards & mice
• TVs, cell phones

We won't accept other kinds of electronics. NYC residents (no businesses allowed*) may drop off material (limit five pieces per vehicle).

All dropped off items will be recycled through contracted vendors; no scavenging will be permitted and no tax-deduction receipts will be given for dropped-off electronics. Electronics contain hazardous materials, such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. Recycling your unwanted electronic equipment keeps these hazardous materials out of the waste stream and the environment.

Manhattan Electronics Recycling & Clothing Donation Event:
Sunday April 22, 2007; 8am - 2pm (rain or shine)
Union Square North Plaza (southeast corner of 17th St. and Broadway; note: cars enter at 16th St. and Union Square West).

For info on electronics recycling events in other boroughs, see when and where below. (If you can't make these events, check out other alternatives for donating or recycling your electronic equipment.)

* Businesses and institutions (if not donating or selling unwanted equipment) are required by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to dispose of computer equipment  through a recycling vendor.

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Donate Clothing and Linens

Drop off your gently used clothing and linens for donation:

• Clothing: pants, dresses, shirts, sweaters, shoes, handbags, belts
• Linen: blankets, towels, sheets, curtains, tablecloths

Only donate clean, gently used clothing and linens. We won't accept other household items. Place donated items in plastic bags and tie securely to avoid moisture contamination. Tax-deduction receipts will be available upon request.

Get info on Manhattan event; for events in other boroughs that also include compost givebacks, go to when and where. (If you can't make it to these events, donate unwanted clothing and other household items in good condition to local thrift stores or nonprofit organizations.) 

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When & Where (rain or shine)

Except for the Manhattan electronics recycling & clothing donation event, the compost givebacks, electronics recycling, and clothing/linen donation events are all being held on Saturdays and Sundays at the composting sites operated by the NYC Department of Sanitation.

Fresh Kills Composting Site: April 28 & 29 
Soundview Composting Site: May 5 & 6
Spring Creek Composting Site: May 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

Staten Island residents: find out about the 2007 spring yard waste composting pilot on Staten Island.

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Sponsors & Partners

These events are organized and funded by the NYC Department of Sanitation/Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling with assistance from the following organizations:

NYC Compost Project (www.nyccompost.org)
a DSNY-funded established to provide compost outreach and education to NYC residents through Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Lower East Side Ecology Center, The New York Botanical Garden, Queens Botanical Garden, and the Staten Island Botanical Garden.

Donated clothing & linen: Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc.

Electronics recycling: the Lower East Side Ecology Center, with partial funding from Con Edison.

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