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Happy 2013! Reuseolution Time!

Every New Year's Day people around the world make a resolution - this year BIG!NYC would like to challenge you to think about making a "Reuseolution" - a new year's resolution to reuse!
Here are some ideas from our staff:

"Saving all cotton clothing for reuse as wall insulation." ~ Will, Building Management

"I'm going to commit to composting all my kitchen scraps." ~ Max, Deconstruction Manager
 
"I'm going to continue to salvage everything I can - I love to collect old screws from deconstruction sites." ~ Chris, Deconstructionist (pictured left)

"I plan to incorporate reuse in my gift giving in 2013, and I'm already inspired by projects I've found on Pinterest!" ~ Jack, Communications Manager


"I'm never going to buy anything new, ever again." ~ Harvey, Gowanus Reuse Center Assistant Manager
Share your Reuseolution on our Facebook page!
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Polished Brass Colored Welded Steel Boxes 
$40 ea. in Astoria
ALU: 24671 (50 available)
Ornate White Marble Mantle 
$750 in Gowanus
ALU: 24663
Poplar Lumber 4/4"

$0.65 per linear foot in Astoria

ALU: 24140

Eames Molded Fiberglass Herman Miller Chair(s)

$100 ea. in Astoria

ALU: 24644 (10 available)
Rubbermaid Roughneck Storage Shed

$175 ea. in Astoria

ALU: 24655 (2 available) 

Smaller White
Kitchen Cabinet Set

$450 in Astoria

ALU: 24581

Retro Formica Vintage Kitchen Table $120 in Astoria

ALU: 24646

Long Upper Cabinet Set
in 2 Sections

$100 in Astoria

ALU: 24429

Mahogany Mini Hutch

  $100 in Gowanus

ALU: 24666

Weathered Barn Door 

$150 in Gowanus

ALU: 24664
Attic Ladder

  $50 in Gowanus

ALU: 24660


Grey Everstone Porcelain Tile

  $30 per box in Gowanus

ALU: 24662 (11 boxes) 

Mahogany Dragon Lamp 

$100 in Gowanus

ALU: 24661
Maytag Dishwasher

  $200 in Gowanus

ALU: 24659

Environmental Events in NYC




Sundays, 9am-12pm.
Food Scraps Drop Off at Jackson Heights Greenmarket. 34th Ave btn 77 & 78th Streets, Jackson Heights.

Saturday, January 5, 10am-2pm. (also January 19 and February 2)
Food Scraps Drop Off at Long Island City CSA, Hour Children. 36-49 11th St btn 36/37th Aves, LIC.

Saturday, January 12, 6pm-midnight.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy's Winter Festival. Ray Smith Studio, 261 Bond Street, Brooklyn. $25-45 per ticket.

Wednesday, January 16, 6:30-8:30pm.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy's Lecture Series: Restoration and Management of Woodlands in Prospect Park. Build It Green!NYC's Gowanus Reuse Center, 69 9th St., Brooklyn. $5 suggested donation.

BIG!NYC-Astoria

BIG!NYC Astoria Map
Mon-Fri 10-6
Sat-Sun 10-5
718-777-0132 x2
astoria@bignyc.org 

BIG!NYC-Gowanus

BIG!NYC Gowanus Map
Mon-Fri 10-6
Sat-Sun 10-5
718-725-8925
gowanus@bignyc.org