A program of Community Environmental Center.

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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.

 

Welcome to BIGNYC!

Shannon Kerner is back at Build it Green!NYC after the success of her previous workshop, “Mosaic What Your Momma Gave You”. Create your own book by reusing some of Build It Green!NYC’s vintage record record covers. We have an extensive collection so...Read More
Dear BIG!Compost Friends and Volunteers: THANK YOU so very much for your incredible help on Sunday! Together, we kept approximately 10,000 pounds of...Read More
Check out these upcoming opportunities to volunteer with BIG!NYC's compost team! To RSVP for the events below, please email compost@bignyc.org. ...Read More
Last season, East New York Farms! acquired scaffolding lumber from Build It Green!NYC, via our BIG!Blooms donation program. With the next growing...Read More
Build It Green!NYC's compost program, BIG!Compost, has initiated the Broadway N/Q Commuter Composting Pilot! Our newest food scrap drop-off site...Read More
Working on an awesome project with materials found at Build It Green!NYC? We want to hear about it! Check out this gorgeous bowling alley bar made by...Read More
Starting Sunday, February 10th and ending Sunday, February, 17th, save 25% off all fireplace mantels at Build It Green!NYC! Click here to view our...Read More

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