Celebrating Your Success!

On June 9, NYCHA and GrowNYC threw a party to celebrate the Authority’s major achievement— reaching full recycling compliance at all 328 NYCHA developments.

NYCHA Has Launched Recycling at Every Development

Give yourself a hand, NYCHA residents. In less than two years, you’ve helped make the Authority’s 328 developments safer, cleaner, and more sustainable by participating in NYCHA’s recycling program.

On June 9, NYCHA and GrowNYC threw a party to celebrate the Authority’s major achievement— reaching full recycling compliance at all NYCHA developments. It was no small task to begin a recycling program for more than 2,500 buildings and over 403,000 people—it involved everything from laying down concrete pads, installing recycling bins and designated recycling areas, planning operational logistics, training staff, and engaging residents on how to recycle—all of this done at every NYCHA development.

“Twenty-two months and with the help of our tremendous partners, we have taken NYCHA from the 20th to the 21st century,” Chair Shola Olatoye told the audience. “We could not have done this without our partners at DSNY, GrowNYC, and Green City Force. You are our true ambassadors to the ambassadors.”

Attendees of the event included staff from GrowNYC; the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), including the recycling and waste characters, DSNY Binnies; and NYCHA staff and residents, including Environmental Ambassadors graduates. Environmental Ambassadors received gift bags for their work conducting recycling outreach in their communities.

NYCHA Recycles is part of NextGeneration NYCHA and helps fulfill Mayor Bill de Blasio’s OneNYC Plan to reach zero waste by 2030. NYCHA is working closely with partners on the next phase of the recycling program, which includes activities, workshops, and events for residents to promote recycling.