Understanding Recycling, Finally! Part II: Common Misconceptions

So this event took place at Solar One on Tuesday
December 4, 2007, 7pm ... but the woman from the New York City Department of Sanitation, Samatha Macbride, sent me the list of resources on the web that she gave out at the meeting, so I will post them below. Check out Solar One's <http://www.solar1. org>
E. 23rd and the East River, lecture series called The Green Renter for other upcoming events of interest.

The Green
Renter presents
Understanding
Recycling, Finally! Part II: Common Misconceptions

Join waste expert and
Solar One friend Samantha Macbride (Department of

Sanitation NY) for an
illuminating analysis of NYC's existing recycling

program and
performance. Sam's extensive research and program design

experience at DSNY
afford her an insider's perspective on what works and

what doesn't, as well
as what's needed and not needed to make the city's

program as effective
as possible. Her conclusions may surprise you.

Here are some of the
topics that will be covered:

- Plastic Resin Codes
and the Confusion they Cause

- Styrofoam -
Mountain or Molehill?

- It's Raining
Plastic Bags!

- E-waste and
Textiles: Not what you think

- Want to make a
difference- recycle more paper!

- Rotting, Gaseous,
and Unwanted: Organic Waste

- What's Up with
Waste in Public Spaces

- Teach the Children
Well: School Recycling Matters

- Industrial Solid
Waste: the Sleeping Giant

- Guess What? NYC
Recycles!

- Why Can't NYC be
Like.(Seattle, Chicago, San Fran, Philly, Europe, Japan,

etc.)

Tonight’s Topics, with References

Overall:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/waste_faq/waste_faq.shtml

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/wastecharreports/wcsfinal/report/wcs_04_V1_1_studyoverview.pdf

Plastic Resin Codes and the Confusion they Cause

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at section “Focus on Residential Plastics”)

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml
(report entitled “Processing and Marketing Recyclables in New York City”)

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/waste_faq/waste_faq.shtml#plastics

http://www.americanchemistry.com/plastics

http://www.plasticsindustry.org/

http://www.city.waltham.ma.us

Styrofoam - Mountain or Molehill?

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at section “Focus on Residential Plastics”)

http://www.americanchemistry.com/plastics

http://www.cawrecycles.org

www.biconews.com Garbology talk highlights
problems with landfills, By Lakshmi Gandhi

It's Raining Plastic Bags!

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at section “Focus on Residential Plastics”)

http://www.americanchemistry.com/plastics

http://www.rirrc.org

http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Waste/PlasticBags

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml
(reports entitled “Processing
and Marketing Recyclables in New York
City”)

E-waste and Textiles: Not what you think

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at sections “Residential Refuse” and “Focus on
Appliance and Electronics Waste” and “Focus on Durables”)

http://www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless/donate

http://www.nyc.gov/stuffexchange

http://www.goodwill.org

Want to make a difference?
Recycle more
paper!

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at sections “Focus on Residential Paper”)

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml
(report entitled “Processing
and Marketing Recyclables in New York
City”)

www.nyc.gov/recycle

What's Up with Waste in Public Spaces

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/public_space_recycling.shtml

Teach the Children Well: School Recycling Matters

http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/89638

www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless/schools

Rotting, Gaseous, and Unwanted: Organic Waste

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_char_study.shtml#highlights
(look at sections “Residential Waste”)

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/wastecharreports/wcsfinal/report/wcs_04_V1_1_studyoverview.pdf

www.nyccompost.org
especially “Organics in NYC’s waste” http://www.nyccompost.org/science/science1.html

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml
(reports entitled “New York City MSW Composting Report”, “Composting in New York City”, and “Backyard Composting in New York City”)