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Go Green This St. Patrick's Day!

Volunteer with BIG!Compost this Saturday, March 16th as we strive to make the Grow Our Grassroots Conference a zero waste event! The BIG!Compost team - with the help of awesome volunteers like you! - will be at Brooklyn Borough Hall to help participants compost their food scraps and lunch leftovers. We need help to monitor bins and make sure materials are sorted properly. Please sign up by sending an email to compost@bignyc.org - thanks!
Not going to be in Brooklyn this weekend?

Please consider volunteering with BIG!Compost at this Saturday's food scrap collections:
Queens Library at Sunnyside:
10:30am-12pm
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue
Long Island City &
Queens Library at Broadway: 1-3pm, 40-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Please email compost@bignyc.org to lend a hand!
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Office Chairs!
Chrome Office Chairs! 
$17 each in Astoria
ALU: 25388 (23 available) 
12 Piece Wood Panel Kitchen Cabinet Set
$950 in Gowanus
ALU: 24568
Glass & Wood French Door

$225 each in Gowanus

ALU: 25255 (2 available) 
Quoizel Pendant Light

$65 each in Gowanus

ALU: 25415 (2 available)   
NEW Kenmore Fridge

$275 each in Gowanus

ALU: 25337 (2 available) 

Purple Theater Seats  

$75 per seat in Gowanus

ALU: 25383 (7 available)

Black Wood Credenza  

$300 in Gowanus

ALU: 25130
Easter Bunny Bench  
$105 in Gowanus

ALU: 25157

Enco 12 Speed Drill Press 

$385 in Astoria  

ALU: 25394 
20in HotPoint Gas Range

$345 in Astoria  

ALU: 25399
Office Chairs  
$12 each in Astoria  

ALU: 25285 (60+ available) 

Birdseye Maple Cabinets

$1,475 in Astoria  

ALU: 25421 (13 piece set) 
5 Drawer Flat File(s)

$265 each in Astoria

ALU: 25390 (2 available) 
Creme Toto Urinal(s) 

$50 each in Astoria

ALU: 24970

Environmental Events in NYC:









Saturday, March 16 - two volunteer events in Queens!
10:30am-12pm - Volunteer with BIG!Compost at Queens Library in Sunnyside.
1pm-3pm - Volunteer with BIG!Compost at Queens Library at Broadway.

Saturday, March 16, 9:30am-2:30pm.
Grow Our Grassroots Summit. Brooklyn Borough Hall, Joralemon St and Court St.

Tuesday, March 19, 6:30-8pm.
Book Talk about The Planning Game: Lessons from Great Cities. The Skyscraper Museum,  29 Battery Place, NYC.

2013 Community-Scale Composting Grants. Made possible by the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, and Citizens Committee for NYC.  Applications due March 22.

Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30.
Just Food Conference 2013: Eat Work Grow the Movement. Food & Finance High School, 525 W 50th St., NYC. Tickets $45 per day.

Saturday, April 6.
The Annual Brooklyn Queens Landtrust Membership Meeting.

Tuesday, April 16, 6-8pm.
Center for Architecture Foundation presents What To Expect When You're Renovating. Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC. $35 per person.

Monday, April 22.
Save the Date: The Greenhouse Project 5th Annual Benefit. Top of the Standard, The Standard Hotel, NYC.

Saturday, May 4, 11am-1pm.
Build It Green!NYC-Astoria 150 Tree Giveaway, through NYRP MillionTreesNYC program. Hosted at BIG!NYC in Astoria, 3-17 26th Ave. Reserve your FREE tree in April!

Sunday, May 5, 11am-1pm.
Build It Green!NYC-Gowanus 150 Tree Giveaway, through NYRP MillionTreesNYC program. Hosted at BIG!NYC in Gowanus, 69 9th St. Brooklyn. Reserve your FREE tree in April!

BIG!NYC-Astoria

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

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