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Artists Needed to Encourage Recycling

March 26, 2019 by Alyssa Perez 1 Comment

Image: DSNY If you are a NYC artist this may be a great opportunity for you. NYC's Department of Sanitation is seeking to transform 5 of their garbage trucks. The zero-waste project is Trucks of Art and each truck would be painted by a different artist. The requirements are an idea that either represents the…

NYC Compost Project

February 22, 2018March 11, 2019 by Alyssa Perez Leave a comment

I had the wonderful pleasure of sitting in for a presentation by a member of Queens Botanical Garden's Compost Project. I learned that this project is funded by the NYC's Department of Sanitation, which is a wonderful effort on their part to create awareness & make rounds for organic matter collection. Here's what I learned.…