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America Recycles Day

NYC guide to getting rid of all your old crap

Recycling in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Mo Riza.

Recycling in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Mo Riza.

Sunday, Nov. 15, is America Recycles Day, and we’re celebrating 1) with a guilt trip and 2) a list of all the places to dump your stuff, other than a landfill. First, the guilt: There is an island of garbage twice the size of Texas floating around the Pacific. Do you want to add to this mess? We didn’t think so.

The city-run NYC Stuff Exchange offers a comprehensive directory, searchable by borough, for where to donate or sell nearly anything. The site is organized into 17 categories from your old beat up car to your child’s once cherished game of Battleship. NYC WasteLe$$ also has some handy tips for getting rid of your unwanted stuff. Here are ours: Read the rest of this entry ยป