A program of Community Environmental Center.

Questions about donating? Email us at donate@bignyc.org

ASTORIA CENTER
3-17 26th Ave. Queens, NY
718-777-0132
astoria@bignyc.org

GOWANUS CENTER
69 9th St. Brooklyn, NY
718-725-8925
gowanus@bignyc.org

Open Everyday!
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
& Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

 

In 2012 BIG!NYC:
* Diverted 1,200 tons of reuseable building materials from the landfill
* Donated over 57 tons of lumber to community & school gardens. That's 1,200 raised garden beds in NYC!
* Gave away $58,780 worth of materials to local organizations.

BIG!NYC Calendar:
5/21 BIG!Compost Volunteer Orientation @ LIC (6:30-8pm). RSVP to compost@bignyc.org
5/28 BIG!Workshops: Know Your Tools: Women & Trans Tool 101 @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (6:30-8pm)
6/8 BIG!Workshops: Scaffolding Lumber Benches with Spark Workshops @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (11:30am-1:30pm)
6/15,22,29 BIG!Workshops: Make Your Own Folding Stool with Mr. Fox @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (3 sessions; 12:30-2pm)

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Questions about composting? Email us at compost@bignyc.org

Louise Bruce - Project Manager NYC Compost Project, Western Queens Compost Initiative

Phone Extension: 
718-777-0132 x104
Email: 
louise@bignyc.org
Background: 
Our latest multitasking master-composter to join the BIG!NYC ranks is Louise Bruce. Back in 2010, Louise founded Compost for Brooklyn while also a member of NYC's Department of Parks and Recreation's Green Apple Corps, where she became a certified master composter. Before that, Louise received her BA in China and Asia Pacific Studies with a focus on environmental issues from Cornell University. And if that wasn't enough, she is now completing her Masters of Urban Planning at NYC's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, where she wrote her thesis on waste management and water provisions in Ghana. Yeah, I think we could say she's pretty much fascinated with trash! Oh, and she has adorable pooch named Olive!.
Working Since: 
04/2012