VOTE with your feet! Attend Roosevelt Island GrowNYC SWAP this SAT Nov. 9 Noon - 3pm. Drop off good quality items or just stop by & take free items! New: Bring healthy house plants in need of a new home, RI Garden Club will host. https://t.co/q9gzfpxTzQpic.twitter.com/2RyAaPnZhB
New Yorkers looking to clean out clutter or pick up some new-to-you items are invited to participate in Stop ‘N’ Swap®, a free community reuse event organized by local non-profit GrowNYC. “Reuse is one of the best ways to conserve natural resources, prevent waste and pollution, and save money,” said Ida Yu, Grow NYC Stop N Swap Coordinator. At last year’s Swap, Roosevelt Island community members saved almost 5,000 pounds of reusable items from the landfill.
The public is invited to bring clean, portable, reusable items to share with those who can use them. No one is required to bring something to take something — you can simply show up with a bag and see what’s free for the taking. Books, toys, fashionable clothing, housewares, and electronics are just some of the offerings. Anything leftover at the end of the day is donated or recycled. Furniture and other large items are not accepted at the swap.
WHAT: Free Stop ‘N’ Swap Community Reuse Event
WHEN: Saturday, November 9, 12pm-3pm
WHERE: Manhattan Park Theatre Club, 8 River Road, Manhattan 10044
Since 2007, GrowNYC Stop ‘N’ Swaps have developed a regular following among thrifty and environmentally conscious New Yorkers. “The average NYC household discards about 2,000 pounds of waste a year. By reusing through events like Stop ‘N’ Swap, NYC residents can take part in diverting over 40 million pounds of material a year from the landfill,” said Marcel Van Ooyen, GrowNYC President and CEO. “In fact, it’s a triple-win; in addition to economic and environmental benefits, they also build community as New Yorkers come out and meet their neighbors.”
"The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) is happy to support an event that encourages and supports environmentally sound policies," said Susan Rosenthal, President and CEO of RIOC. “Many Island residents have quality items they no longer use. A free community swap is a great way to find a new home for them while possibly finding something for themselves in return.”
iDig2Learn's founder, Christina Delfico said, "At holiday time waste can be abundant and the Swap offers us free top-quality goods. This resource is kind to neighbors, our wallets and the earth. RI Garden Club will join to host the exchange of healthy houseplants looking for a new home and Gristedes Supermarket returns with a generous donation of dried goods in reusable bags to boost community sustainability efforts.” Girl Scout Troop 3233, 3001 and 3244 will also be at the Roosevelt Island Swap, helping share ideas with New Yorkers about reuse and its value. “I’m proud to see these Girl Scouts taking action to make the world a better place by working to use resources wisely, and reuse items rather than buy new ones,” said Meridith Maskara, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
The Roosevelt Island Garden Club agrees that these kinds of Swaps make perfect environmental and equitable sense for our world today. “We can reduce our carbon footprint when we drop by to support reuse and reduce unnecessary consumption. Share a barely used treasure before the holidays. Simplify to ring in a healthier, happier holiday season. Swaps make perfect sense for our Island community.”
Ms Delfico and Grow NYC's Victoria Dearborn describe the very successful 2018 Roosevelt Island Stop N Swap
and our local Girl Scouts encourage us all
to recycle at the Roosevelt Island Stop N Swap.
You'll be glad to get rid of things you no longer use, may find some good new stuff and help the environment by keeping waste out of landfills.
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
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