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Melissa Lopez
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212-340-9636

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Superintendent

Suli Aksabanovic
212-989-1505

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Heather MacDonald
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TRASH REMINDERS:

Please take large items of trash to the basement. Your recyclables should be placed in the blue bin, or stacked adjacent to it, fitting directly behind the door only.  Any obstructions be-tween the fire doors on either side of the entry are a danger and a fire code violation. For complete info on what you can recyle in these bins, go the the NYC recycle website.

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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. Click for more info online.

For our in-house recycling,  please note that soft paper such as paper towels, kleenex tissue, baby-wipes or similar should not to be included in your recycling.

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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 and links to other organizations that work with them. See also “Take it Back NYC” for more information and links on mandatory and voluntary recycling. For residential recycling, please review the guidelines posted on each floor, and downloadable here.

Hazardous waste:

Electronics and rechargeable batteries: It is now State law that stores that sell electronics must have take-back programs. Tekserve at 23rd and 6th also holds regular electronics recycling events. Staples accepts cellphones, pagers, computers, monitors, printers and rechargeable batteries, and they also give store credit for your ink and toner cartridges. Use your zipcode at www.call2recycle.orgto find nearby locations to return cellphones and rechargeables (e.g., RadioShack, 2 blocks away).

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 Home Depot, Ikea or Just Bulbs. Also, you can take the CFLs and smoke alarms downstairs to Suli, for safe recycling.

Manhattan dropoff for hazardous waste (including CFLs, rechargeable batteries, thermometers, paint, motor oil and tires, etc.) is most Saturdays, 605 W. 30th Street. See the schedule or call 212-219-8090.

Other recycle opportunities:

Plastic bags are not accepted in residential recycling, yet they are nearly 3% of our residential waste stream. The City wants them going to retail collection sites to ensure they are clean. 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.

Number 5 plastics: Take your #5 yogurt and food containers and Brita filters to Whole Foods for recycling with the “PreserveGimme5” program.

Donations: Jefferson Market Library is happy to accept donations of books, and your clothes and dishware can go to the Angel Thrift Shop or Housing Works, both around the corner on 17th St., and both supporting good causes.

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 tissues, baby-wipes, 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 containers marked #1 or #2.
NOT plastic bags, # 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 plastics (like yogurt containers), plastic toys, plastic caps and lids. NOT Styrofoam.

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).

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 Suli.