The PNYA Green Committee strives to educate as well as demonstrate the necessary changes needed for our planet to thrive again. We do so by watching environmental films, providing information, arranging citywide cleanups, hosting panel discussions with city organizations, and presenting various types of intriguing events.
An e-waste journey lead by Diana Galka from the Department of Sanitation and Nicole Swient from the Lower Eastside Ecology Center. We delved into collection services, sorting processes and potential reuse for discarded items. It was also an opportunity to learn about e-waste's impact on the environment and surprising benefits for the community as well as tips that will help you do "the green thing."
Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, “Kiss the Ground” is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis.
Science experts and celebrity activists unpack the ways in which the Earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet. By regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies.
This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate and secure our species future.
Watch the film in your own time – Stream it on Netflix, or register to watch HERE
Guest Speaker: Renee Crowley, Deputy Director
Renee has been committed to reducing waste and building strong communities (and soils!) through composting and environmental education for over a decade. Her work has focused on building strong community-based programs with a commitment to empowering NYers to live out their values in sustainability. She holds an MS in City & Regional Planning from the Pratt Institute and a BA in Environmental & Urban Studies from Hamline University. When not composting, Renee can be found making pottery or exploring various fiber arts.
How does the largest city in the United States sort through 1,000 tons of recyclables each day?
Find out by joining us on a virtual tour of Sims' Municipal Recycling facility located in Brooklyn, New York. Kara Napolitano, the Education and Outreach Coordinator, will guide us with videos, pictures, and graphics through the largest materials recovery facility in the country, which processes 100% of New York City’s municipal recycling.
Kara hosts thousands of visitors each year, inspiring and empowering attendees of all ages to create less waste and recycle right. Kara has worked as an informal educator and arts administrator for over 15 years and is now proud to now be a part of the Sims team, helping New York City work towards zero waste.
Please join the PNYA Green Committee and New York Department of Sanitation’s Record Management Officer Maggie Lee for a lively discussion and Q&A on the History of Sanitation and the proposed Sanitation Museum.
Maggie creates exhibits and develops partnerships that celebrate DSNY history and culture. She also serves as the DSNY’s Records Management Officer, where she develops policy to govern the retention and destruction of records, and works with the Municipal Archives and Municipal Library to identify records and publications of enduring value. Maggie holds an MA in Archives & Public History and a BFA in Film & Television Production, both from NYU.
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