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Registration Now Closed For Cat Scratching Post Workshop on Sept 4th

We've officially closed registration for our Saturday Cat Scratching Post Making Workshop with Max. Thanks to all those who signed up. For those who didn't make it in time, be on the lookout for our Basics of Reclaimed Wood Finishing class coming up later this month. More info will be available on next weeks newsletter.

Pro-Reuse Ping Pongers Play Paddle, Promote Progress in Park!

Build it Green co-hosted a free ping pong tournament this Sunday at Astoria park with Triple R Events (That's "Reduce Reuse Recycle" to you). There was some amazing table tennis playing to be had and BIG employee Harvey Jaswal said the event was a "smashing success!"

Thanks Everyone Who Made Our Fundraiser a B.I.G. Success

Thank you to everyone who came and all of our great sponsors:

Rebutting the Trash Incineration Argument, among other things

Did you read that bogus article in the New York Times about the benefits of incinerating your trash? What the heck was that all about?

Lower East Side Ecology Center Releases E-waste Recycling Event Schedule

Our friends over at the Lower East Side Ecology Center are back in action for the spring with their electronic recycling events for the public . Bring your working and non-working computers, monitors, printers,
scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, TV’s, VCR’s, DVD players, audio/visual equipment, phones and PDA’s and have them recycled free of charge!

Tree Guard Clinic Huge Success!

The Tree Guard Clinic rocked out all morning long this last Saturday. All I can say is: Wow and thanks for the memories!

Marc "The Guard" Dreyfus (http://brooklynshade.org) led a great clinic with the help of the reasonable and gracious folks from Green Shores NYC (http://www.greenshoresnyc.org) for about twenty people.

BIG!NYC Has New Assistance Form on Website

Build it Green!NYC has always offered assistance to other non-profits and charities, but now you can apply here on our webpage. (Under the ABOUT tab.) There are some conditions for sponsorship, so be sure to read through them. While Build It Green!NYC's budget is limited, we do like to help out when we can.

BIG!NYC teams up with BrooklynShade and Green Shores NYC to build Street Tree Guards: Free Clinic!

Don’t let our city trees suffer the abuse that comes with an urban lifestyle. Learn how to build affordable and appropriate tree guards to protect the street trees on your block.

NYC Green Codes Task Force Proposal Now Out!

The Green Codes Task Force is comprised of over 200 leading local and national industry experts that have worked tirelessly to evaluate New York City's building, zoning, health, consumer affairs, environmental protection, and other codes.

Can You Send Us Pictures?

Guess what? We're going to publish pictures on a brand new section of our website of projects that people have built using Build it Green NYC! supplies.

From recycled kitchens to East Village restaurants, from cool furniture to new art galleries, please send it in! The more great customer ideas we can get up there, the better.

Jan 9th: Big!NYC's 2nd Annual Post-Consumer Holiday RE-gifting Bash!

Don't Listen to the ads on television and the radio: Re-gifting IS a good thing. So good, in fact, that we are having a party dedicated especially to this form of the barter system so close to our hearts...And YOU are invited!

New York Energy $mart Communities Program

A lot of people don't know that Build it Green!NYC is part of a network of New York environmental non-profits under the umbrella of the Community Environmental Center, an organization that provides weatherization and energy savings to under-served local communities.

Recycle - A - Bicycle 15th Birthday Celebration - 12/14

Recycle-A-Bicycle is having their 15th Birthday celebration on December 14th, 2009! Come out and show a great community reuse group some support at Superfine in Dumbo. BIGNYC is providing a gift certificate for their benefit auction.

EXTREME ReUse Makeover!!!

Over the weekend our friends at Buffalo ReUse gathered hundreds of volunteers to help deconstruct a home as part of ABC’s show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The house came down in 15-17 hours, depending on if you count the TV cheesing.

Stop Trashing the Climate

Though the U.S. represents less than 5% of the world’s population, we generate 22% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, use 30% of the world’s resources, and create 30% of the world’s waste. Our waste production and overconsumption of materials is a key factor in our impact on climate change.

Manhattan Inn Built Mostly From BIG!NYC Materials!

There's a new bar/restaurant called "The Manhattan Inn" in Greenpoint, built almost entirely from stuff from Build It Green!

BIG Gets Major Volunteer and Intern Help!

Lately, the Build it Green warehouse has seen a huge influx of great new interns and volunteer helpers.

From the Brooklyn College Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship program we currently have Elizaveta Golovatskaya as a marketing intern.

Help Us Compost The NYC Century

The New York City Century Bike Tour is coming up this Sunday, September 13th and your very own BIG!NYC will be hosting the composting and recycling for the event. There will be 6000 riders expected this year, that means quite a bit of recyclable and compostable material. It also means that we will need a LOT of help to take care of it.

Harlem "Green" In the News

A nice mention in Black Star News alongside our good friends/colleagues over at Non-traditional Employment for Women (NEW). Check it out here.

Also, have a look at the NEW website

Look Out for Reuse Workshops at BIG!NYC

Over here at BigNYC we have decided to take the logical next step...hands on educational programming. In the coming months, we will be offering numerous weekly workshops here at the warehouse, including PAINT MIXING, VERMACULTURE MADE EASY, CAT SCRATCHING POST, BOOKCASE, AND LOFT BUILDING...

Build It Green at Death By Audio...

check this out this month at death by audio a maze constructed from Build it Green! materials hosts several several shows curated by the duo Trouble...
performances include four by Build it Green's inhouse theatre co., Dome theatre! see more here and get with it!

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/09/death_by_audio.php

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