Recycling & Sustainability News

Funding Opportunities

• P2I Community Grants Program - Coming soon!
• State Assistance Grants for Waste Reduction, Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Programs

Conferences

• March 27-28, 2018: NYS Organics Summit - Register Now! - Poughkeepsie
• May 20-24, 2018: NY Federation Conference - Lake George

Awards

• NYS Environmental Excellence Awards - Now Accepting Applications until April 13!

Upcoming Events

March

• March 12, 2018: Dare to Repair Café - Buffalo
• March 15, 2018: Compost for Community Gardens - NYC
• March 20, 2018: Food Evolution Screen and Farmer Panel Discussion - Oneida
• March 24, 2018: Compost Giveback - NYC

April

• Preorder by April 14 - Capital Region Backyard Composter Sale - Albany
• April 14, 2018: Repair Café - Schenectady
• April 14, 2018: Vermicomposting for Beginners - Schenectady 
• April 21, 2018: Repair Café - Patchogue, Long Island
• April 22, 2018: "I am the Solution to Plastic Pollution" Art Exhibit - Buffalo
• April 25, 2018: Green Up Your Clean Up - Schenectady
• April 25, 2018: Spring Lawn Care - NYC

May

• May 19, 2018: Fun with Fungi: Mycoculture Using Compost - NYC

We Want To Hear From You!

• Have questions about recycling? Not sure how to properly recycle this item or that? Email us at organicrecycling@dec.ny.gov with the subject line "FAQ about Recycling" and your questions will be answered in an upcoming DEC Delivers focused on frequently asked recycling questions.

• Is there a topic you'd like to learn more about? Or a public event or workshop related to recycling (organics, textiles, electronics, traditional recyclables, etc.) you'd like the greater community to know about? Email us at organicrecycling@dec.ny.gov.