Congratulations to GrowNYC, our partner in greenmarket collections, for the accomplishment of diverting 1 Million lbs of textiles from landfills. GrowNYC has been a great partner in so many ways that it is hard to say enough about how we feel about this organization. They have helped us as a company and also as individuals raising the bar in how we interact with our local community. We tip our caps to you GrowNYC. Here’s to 1 million more!
From their recent news release: “Given the enormous volume of textiles that residents dispose of each year in NYC, GrowNYC wanted to provide a convenient alternative. What began as a pilot in Union Square has grown to be a permanent offering at eight of our Greenmarkets,” said GrowNYC Executive Director Marcel Van Ooyen. “And, New Yorkers have responded overwhelmingly, as over 51,000 New Yorkers have contributed to the million pounds of textiles that have been diverted from disposal as of March 31, 2011. That’s enough to fill 24 subway cars!”
This is our good friend David Hurd of the CENYC speaking about the greenmarket textile recycling programs. If you watch closely you will see another of our favorite people, Wearable’s own Michael S. We especially like the view of Michael from inside the bin. Extremely artistic, and quite the action shot.
We are proud to announce our second greenmarket collection location. Following up on the success of our Grand Army Plaza collections every saturday in Park Slope, Wearable will now be collecting every monday at Union Sq. We are located on the west side of the park near 16th st. Come by and say Hi, or even donate some clothes. The collections are held in collaboration with the CENYC.
Hours of collections: 8am-6pm Mondays
We will be adding new locations in 2009 so keep checking for updates.
