Why Choose Boro-Wide?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Since 1956, the Boro-Wide Recycling team has been providing exceptional recycling and waste management services to various types of customers throughout New York City. Family owned for generations, we first began as a company that solely relied on one truck and are so thrilled to have been able to grow to a point where our offerings now include full-service recycling and waste disposal. 

So why choose Boro-Wide for all of your waste management needs? As a company whose goal is to help our customers reduce disposal costs, divert waste away from our community's landfills, strengthen recycling programs and instill solid waste habits in residents and business owners, we work hard to ensure that our customers receive top of the line service at all times. And though this is just one quality alone, our unparalleled responsiveness puts us one notch above the rest and shows our dedication to our customers.

Did you know that we also offer emergency waste pick-up and disposal services? As a Boro-Wide Recycling customer, you can submit a service request to us at any time - we'll do everything we can to get to you when you need us!

Last but certainly not least, we are affiliated with two of New York's most modern transfer stations - Empire State Cardboard and Paper Recycling facility and New Style Recycling facility - which allows us to follow a schedule that best fits our customers' availability and needs day and night.

To learn more about the Boro-Wide Recycling approach to waste management and find out how we can help you next, please visit us on our website or give us a call at (718) 416-1656. And don't forget to connect with us on social media! For additional information about our business and to stay up to date with the latest recycling news and tips, LIKE us on Facebook and FOLLOW us on Twitter today!

Ecofriendly Gift Ideas For Mom

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

In our last post, we offered a list of several events taking place in New York City that you could enjoy with mom to celebrate her special day. Now, to continue with the theme of Mother's Day, we'd like to suggest a few gift ideas that are sure to make her smile (and you can bet the environment will be too)!

If you're running a few last minute errands to get everything ready for Sunday, here are a few ecofriendly gift ideas for you to consider:

Flowers: Regardless of the type, flowers are always a big hit when given as a gift on Mother's Day. But don't forget to ask for the organic arrangement! And if a pre-made bouquet isn't at the top of your list, don't forget that you can also buy mom an assortment of flowers that she can plant and grow in her very own garden all season long.

Coffee Mug: We know what you're thinking - "I should get my mom a mug for Mother's Day?" While it does sound like that, we aren't talking about just any mug, we're talking about a reusable version that she can keep at her office. And if she isn't a coffee drinker? No problem! Look into a reusable water bottle instead.

Decorative Pillows: If your mom loves interior decor, then DIY decorative pillows are the way to go. Start by asking mom if she has an old blanket or t-shirt that she loves but no longer uses, then work to sew the fabric from it onto the pillow!

Wine: Would your mom like to sit back and relax with a glass of wine in hand? If so, organic wine is the perfect choice for an ecofriendly Mother's Day gift! If you can find her favorite flavor, you can bet this will be one gift she is sure to love!

Jewelry: Just like Valentine's Day, the days surrounding Mother's Day often include trips to the jewelry store. But did you know that you can give mom jewelry without even having to leave the house? If you want to get a bit more creative, consider making her a bracelet or necklace out of recycled materials, or, recycle some of her unworn jewelry into a new piece!

For more ecofriendly gift ideas, please click here.

Boro-Wide Recycling is a full service recycling and waste management provider. For more information on how we can help you with your recycling efforts, check us out at www.borowide.com or contact us at 718-416-1656.

Boro-Wide Recycling: New York’s Recycling And Waste Management Expert

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Beginning as just a single truck hauling company, our goal at Boro Wide Recycling has always been to improve New York’s impact on the environment. Since our first days on the road in 1956, we have expanded to become a full-service recycling and waste disposal business, specializing in residential, commercial, construction/demolition, and electronic recycling.

With an extensive background in sanitation industry policies and procedures, we are constantly developing new ways to better address the needs of our customers. Furthermore, we have made it our priority to remain up to date with the changes made to environmental and safety guidelines as they pertain to recycling in order to ensure that we act in the most environmentally conscious ways.

To offer our customers top of the line recycling and waste management services, we have also affiliated ourselves with the following four companies –

Empire State Cardboard and Paper Recycling

New Style Recycling Corporation

USA Shred

Sweeping Plus

By integrating their services with ours, we are able to provide a more comprehensive list of recycling and waste management opportunities, which directly correlates with our mission to offer superior quality service and unmatched responsiveness to all.

For more information about how we can assist you with your recycling efforts, please visit us at www.borowide.com or contact us at (718) 416-1656. To place a service request, please click here. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to remain up to date with the latest industry news and tips too!

New York Makes Strides For Climate Sustainability

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Mayor Mike Bloomberg continues to fight for climate sustainability with the proposal of banning foam food containers from being used.  New Yorkers alone dispose of 23,000 foam containers per year and while street vendors and restaurateurs prefer these heat-keeping containers, they have proven to have a slow breakdown rate within landfills.  

The banning of this container, which has already been implemented in some west coast cities, will result in a higher cost for take-away products by vendors and restaurant owners.  As a result, there is much controversy revolved around the issue.

The future of the foam container in New York will be up for debate this winter.  For more recycling information visit our website at http://www.borowide.com/.   

Happy Valentine's Day from Boro-Wide Recycling!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Happy Valentine's Day from Boro-Wide Recycling! We hope you enjoy this special day and share it with all the people you love!

Be sure to visit and LIKE our Facebook page!

Let Boro-Wide Recycling Help Make Disposing Your Waste Easy!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Boro-Wide recycling can help you make waste disposal easy! There are tons of homeowners, renters and other residential customers who depend on Boro-Wide every day to make the disposal of their waste as easy as possible!

Are you planning on cleaning out your basement or attic soon? Or maybe you are cleaning up your backyard or property? Boro-Wide can provide you with the disposal solution you’re looking for! We supply customers with roll-off containers that can be placed in either your driveway or on the street. Our experts here at Boro-Wide will collect your waste and transfer it to our construction and demolition station where everything is recycled properly!

Take a look at our available roll-off container sizes! Call us today at 718-416-1656 for more information! 

RecycleMania 2013 is Underway!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

RecycleMania 2013 is underway! Colleges across the nation are now back at it competing to see who can reduce, reuse the most on-campus waste!

For eight-weeks straight, running alongside the NCAA basketball tournament, colleges will be competing to increase recycling on campus and get as many students and staff involved as possible!

Colleges participating in RecycleMania compete in various categories to see who can recycle the largest amount of paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, food waste and so on.

For more information on RecycleMania, CLICK HERE!

Bedroom Items That Can Be Recycled!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

We can almost guarantee that you don’t keep any recycling bins in your bedroom. However, there are plenty of bedroom items that can be recycled!

Here is a list of a couple of items in your room that can be recycled! CLICK HERE for more information on how to recycle each individual item!

• Mattress
• Sheets and Blankets
• Pillows
• Alarm Clocks
• Old Furniture
• Stuffed Animals
• Space Heaters, Humidifiers and Fans
• Heating Pads and Electric Blankets
• Bedside Lamps
• Televisions

Let us know if you have recycled any of these bedroom items before on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

Get Into the Holiday Spirit at Citi Pond at Bryant Park!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

If you find yourself in New York City this weekend and need help getting in the holiday spirit, check out Citi Pond at Bryant Park!

Citi Pond at Bryant Park is truly a winter wonderland in the midst of the crazy hustle and bustle of New York City! This is a great place to bring the entire family for some ice skating, shopping and a nice bite to eat, right alongside the rink!

CLICK HERE for a complete list of events happening at Citi Pond! 

Will you check out Citi Pond at Bryant Park? Let us know on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

What Can Boro-Wide Recycling Do For YOU?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Are you looking for a company to provide you the best possible service in any of the following areas?

• Construction & Demolition
• Commercial Services
• Residential Services
• Recycling Services
• Document Shredding
• Sweeping plus

If so, Boro-Wide Recycling is the company for you! Boro-Wide Recycling is a family owned business that has helped improve New York’s impact on the environment for years! For more information contact us today at (718)416-1656 or email us at info@borowiderecycling.com!

Also, be sure to check out our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

How Can Boro Wide Help YOU?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

There are many professionals in the construction and demolition business that rely on Boro Wide Recycling for responsive and environmentally friendly waste disposal and recycling! A couple of these professionals are contractors, builders, demolition experts, excavators, renovators and many others!

Boro Wide Recycling comes right to your job site to pick up materials you need removed including wood, concrete, metal, dirt and various others. We also have many container sizes available for your use on job sites.

Here is a list of available container sizes:

Rear-Load

½ Cubic Yard – 36” X 22” X 44”

¾ Cubic Yard – 46” X 24” X 44”

Roll-Off

5 Cubic Yards – 7’ X 11’ X 2’

10 Cubic Yards – 8’X 11’ X 4’

15 Cubic Yards – 8’ X 11’ X 6’

20 Cubic Yards – 8’ X 22’ X 4’

30 Cubic Yards – 8’ X 22’ X 6’

40 Cubic Yards – 8’ X 22’ X 8’

Call us today at 718-416-1656 and let us know how we can help YOU! 

Recycling Resumes in NYC After Hurricane Sandy!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

New York City has at last resumed recycling, two weeks after super storm Sandy. New York City’s Sanitation Department has resumed picking up paper, cardboard, metals, plastics and glass for recycling day.

All collecting was put on hold after Hurricane Sandy so NYC had time to repair some recycling centers and so that sanitation workers could help pick up storm debris around the city. The city picked up recycling from areas in which would've been collected on Saturday, on Sunday. Also, regularly scheduled recycling pickup took place yesterday as well.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE! 

Tension Growing at Gas Stations After Sandy

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has left many people on the East Coast without homes, heat, food and gas. Tension and lines at gas stations have been high since last week when Hurricane Sandy left many stations in the East without power. 

Although FEMA has delivered fuel to stations in New York and New Jersey, tensions are still high and the gas crisis has only gotten worse. Not only do people need gas for their cars, many are in need of fuel for their generators. Many people are waiting on lines for hours in hopes to fill up their tanks. A motorist from Bay Ridge reported waiting on a 16 hour line!

FEMA brought 8 million gallons of gas with them over this past weekend and are sending another 28 million gallons. However, it will take a few days for the lines to die down. Governor Cuomo is urging motorists to keep their cars at home as much as possible!

How long have you waited in line for gas? Let us know on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

Breezy Point Devastated from Hurricane Sandy

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

During Hurricane Sandy, at least 80 homes were destroyed in the New York City borough of Queens in a six-alarm fire that raged overnight and into the daylight as floodwater continued to surge.

By 11 a.m. yesterday morning, the New York City Fire Department contained the huge blaze in Breezy Point Queens, 12 full hours after it began. The fire took place in a “Zone A” area which New York City Office of Emergency Management reported was the highest risk of flooding from Hurricane Sandy.

Firefighters reported the wind is what made it so hard to put the flames out. There were about 200 firefighters on the scene.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE.  

Levi's to Debut Eco-Friendly Line of Denim!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Levi’s clothing company is going to debut a new “ Eco” line of jeans! The new line of denim will be offered for both men and woman and will made from recycled plastic bottles and plastic food trays!

Each new jean in the collection contains 20% recycled content or eight, twelve to twenty ounce plastic bottles per pair! The new line is being called Waste<Less. James Curleigh, the company’s global president, reports the new line is aiming to add “value to waste”.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE.

What do you think of this new Eco friendly line by Levi’s? Let us know on our Facebook page, LINKED HERE! 

Lincoln Center Now Runs on 100% Wind Power!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

New York City’s Lincoln Center is now 100% powered by wind! Lincoln Center is the first performing arts center in the city to be entirely run on wind power.

Lincoln Center’s 21.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity used each year will now be supplied via RECs purchased from Green Mountain Energy Company. Although in the past Juilliard was partially powered from renewable energy, it is now also using 100% wind power.

This purchase by Lincoln Center is the equivalent of avoiding 50,500 tons of CO2 emissions or recycling 170 million playbills rather than putting them into the landfill or not taking 41 million taxi rides!

To read the full article, CLICK HERE. 

Amazing MetroCard Art!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Take a look at this amazing artwork made from collected MetroCards from NYC Subway stations! This form of art work once started as a hobby but is now a booming business! Who knew piecing MetroCard fragments together could be so beautiful!

Let us know what you think of these pieces on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

All images courtesy of Nina Boesch / CityLab

Do You Know the Many Benefits of Recycling?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Do you recycle? Did you know there are many benefits of recycling? Here are a couple benefits of recycling and why it’s so important, courtesy of www.epa.gov!

• Recycling protects and expands US manufacturing jobs and increases US competitiveness
• Recycling reduces the need for land filling and incineration
• Recycling prevents pollution caused by manufacturing of products from virgin materials
• Recycling saves energy
• Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouses gases that contribute to global climate change
• Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals
• Recycling helps sustain the environment for future generations

Do you want to recycle more? Do you need more information? Call Boro-Wide Recycling today! 

Boro-WideRecycling Corp. is a leading full-service provider of progressive and innovative recycling and waste management services. We assist construction and demolition customers as well as commercial and residential customers in reducing disposal costs, strengthening recycling programs and diverting waste from landfills. To further meet the needs of our customers, we also offer emergency waste pick-up and disposal services.

Coca-Cola makes Recycling Pledge!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Coca-Cola is making a recycling pledge for the 2012 Olympics in London! The company is pledging to recycle all clear plastic bottles collected at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games into 80 million new Coke bottles!

The pledge made by Coca-Cola will require the company to recycle all colorless Coke and non-Coke PET plastic waste into new bottles within six weeks of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

What do you think about the pledge made by Coca-Cola? Let us know your thoughts on our Facebook page, linked HERE!

A Couple of Ways to Keep Busy in NYC!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Are you looking for events in New York City to keep busy this summer? There are plenty of events happening in NYC that are sure to interest you! Here is a list of some events happening now, courtesy of gothamist.

Broadway ticket prices are outrageously expensive, but you can listen to the biggest hits from current on-and-off-Broadway shows for free at Broadway in Bryant Park! Thursdays starting July 12, performers from shows like Spider Man, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Wicked and Anything Goes will belt out musical numbers over your lunch hour.

The Lincoln Center Festival which will run July 5 through August 5, seeks to showcase the most innovative and unique of what we understand to be the classical performance arts. This year’s festival will feature performances from France, Scotland and China, as well as the great US of A, of course. Check out Alan Cummings in Macbeth, Cate Blanchett in Uncle Vanya, and Mykhail Baryshnikov in In Paris.

If you’re into movies, Wednesday night River Flicks is just the place for you! Classified as "For Grownups," the series kicks off July 11 with the comparably tame titles Moneyball and Super 8 then quickly jumps to the decidedly more adult Bridesmaids. All the films are show on the Pier 63 Lawn in Chelsea and although you are welcome to bring a picnic, River Flicks provides free popcorn during the movie!

Do you know of any other events going on in NYC? Let us know on our Facebook page linked HERE!