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The importance of being green.
Waste is New York City’s major export product. And the South Bronx is choking on it. Creating industries that recover valuable materials from waste preserves natural resources, avoids the need to dump New York City waste on other communities, and reduces pollution.
Apart from waste, the South Bronx is also home to other polluting industries, land uses, and practices that endanger the health of our communities. Fossil fuel burning power plants and boilers; a dense network of highways; congested diesel truck traffic; and toxic building materials all threaten the health of our community and call out for alternatives.
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Podcasts
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Envisioning A Green Economy With Omar Freilla |
Featured on the Sundance Channel - The Good Fight
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Press Clippings
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NYC store saves home supplies from trash and resells them |
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By CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Associated Press Writer - April 21, 2008
NEW YORK - Brand-new porcelain toilets, some still in their boxes, stood on a pallet in the warehouse. Nearby was a pile of unused ceramic tiles. And stacked against the walls of the building were about 200 doors. |
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With a sustainable vision and a thing for dumpster diving, Bronx son Omar Freilla is leading his city's rebirth.
Read the article at Men’s Vogue. |
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Greening the Bronx, One Castoff at a Time |
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Greening the Bronx, One Castoff at a Time - New York Times - April 21, 2008 - by David Gonzalez
Read the article. |
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Please join our cause through the following link: JOIN GWC
Green Worker Cooperatives is powered by people's energy. Currently, we are on Day 31 of a campaign to raise $285. While we do need financial donations to keep running, we also need volunteers and helping hands who can
- network a computer
- organize an event
- paint a wall
- present a seminar
- operate a phone bank
- run a time Bank
- and of course what ever skill you can do.
Join us by donating your time or money ($1, $5, $25 or what ever you can afford) to support the change that Green Worker is bringing to the South Bronx residents, by firing their bosses and empowering themselves.
Donate through FACEBOOK at the following link: Donate thru FACEBOOK |
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