Greenthal Management

Stephen Greenspan
email Stephen
212-340‑9339

fax 646‑810‑5070
24 hrs: 212-340-9300

Superintendent

Suli Aksabanovic
212-989-1505

IMPORTANT
TRASH REMINDERS:

Leave no electronics in the building trash or recycling.

The recycle area is also a fire entry and must be kept clear for emergencies. Please take large items of trash to the basement. Your recyclables should be placed in the blue bins, or stacked adjacent to them -- keeping clear the path to the stairs. Obstructions between the fire doors on either side of the entry are a danger to tenancts and a fire code violation. For complete info on what you can recyle in these bins, go the the NYC recycle website.

Thanks for your attention to these details.

Special recyclables, like batteries, flourescent lights, paint, thermometers, smoke alarms -- or any other items with mercury or nuclear radiant material -- can be taken to locations in NYC. Home Depot has drop-off boxes for CFL bulbs (compact flourescent, with mercury), for example. See more info online.

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OTHER RECYCLE OPPORTUNITIES:

DONATE: Housing Works around the corner on 17th St. or Angel Thrift on 22nd St. support good causes. Drop your used items there.

Electronics: The Salvation Army accepts working electronics for donation, and nonworking or older electronics for recycling. Goodwill takes electronics other than old televisions. The Lower East Side Ecology Center's Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse accepts all electronics.

PLASTIC BAGS ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN BUILDING RECYCLING, yet they are nearly 3% of our residential waste stream. Mixed with the organic residue in recycle bins, the bags are contaminated and rendered non-useable. Supermarkets will take back clean plastic bags, and dry cleaners should accept theirs.

RECYCLING UPDATE

To fully participate in recycling takes a little doing, but new law and local merchants are making it easier. The NYC.gov/recycle site has an ocean of information for recyling, with a goal of Zero Waste.

Electronics:

DO NOT LEAVE ELECTRONICS IN OUR TRASH OR RECYCLING. It is each tenant's responsibility to properly recycle items, not that of the building staff. Please find info at this NYC.gov link.
It is NY State law that stores that sell electronics must have free take-back and mail-back programs. Additionally, Best Buy and Staples accept cellphones, pagers, computers, monitors, printers and rechargeable batteries, and they also give store credit for your ink and toner cartridges. There are E-waste recycle events in Union Square several times a year. You can also use your zipcode at www.call2recycle.org to find nearby locations to return cellphones and rechargeables.

Hazardous waste:

Compact fluorescents (CFLs) and smoke alarms: Please do not throw CFLs or smoke alarms in the trash, as they contain hazardous materials. CFLs can be returned to whereever they are sold. Rechargeable batteries must be recycled as noted above in Electronics. A complete list of hazardous waste disposal opportunities is provided by NYC.gov at this link.

What to put in our residential recycling:

PAPER: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, clean business paper, envelopes, clean paper bags, wrapping paper, soft cover books, clean cardboard, and egg cartons.
NOT SOFT PAPER such tissue, napkins, paper towels; NOT paper cups or plates, wax or plastic covered paper such as take-out containers or candy wrappers, photo paper, or hardcover books or those with spiral bindings.

PLASTICS: Clean bottles, jugs or other rigid plastics
NOT plastic toys or styrofoam. NO packing peanuts or plastic bags.

GLASS: Clean bottles, jugs and jars; NOT ceramics, glassware, or mirrors.

METALS: Clean cans and aluminum trays or foil; household metal (like hangers, pots, tools, curtain rods, and appliances that are over 50% metal).

See a complete description at this link.

Please do not leave trash in the recycle areas, these are fire exits and clear entry must be maintained. If items for recycling do not fit in the bin or directly behind the door, please take them directly to the basement. If you have big items you cannot manage, call the Super.

DO NOT LEAVE ELECTRONICS with recycling or for trash.