Ok, that title should get your attention. The NY Times printed the obituary for Debby Lee Cohen in June. Ms. Cohen was an artist, who also became an anti-plastics activist. According to her story, she noticed that the NY City school system was throwing away over 800,000 polystyrene food trays every day when her daughter […]
I have to admit that reading about Ms. Clancy’s job in New York made me a bit envious. I had wanted to become a forester but didn’t. In the meantime, this article shows what one person can do to help mitigate climate issues, reduce heat island effects, help wildlife, help people have shade and pretty […]
A trip to the New York City recycling facility should be a simple cruise between one borough and another. That is not the case when people put rechargeable or Lithium batteries in their recycling. A recent fire on one of the barges transporting batteries to the City’s recycling plant in Brooklyn just reinforces the problem […]