NYC Welcomes New Recycling Facility!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

According to Waste Management World, Sims Municipal Recycling has officially opened a new, $110 million Material Recycling Facility (MRF) in New York City. This state of the art facility, claimed to be the largest in the U.S, has come to pass as a result of a contract between Sims Municipal Recycling and the New York Department of Sanitation. To help the city with its recycling efforts, the facility's primary function is to collect all of the metal, glass and plastic recyclables that come from existing curb side recycling programs and sort them in a more manageable way.

Located in Sunset Park, this new plant has been built to process 1000 tons of recyclable material each day. However, rather than store processed products here, the sorted materials will be shipped to different markets all around the world, bringing new economic activity to the city. Additionally, thanks to its waterfront location, it will be much easier for materials to be transported by barges, which in turn also creates jobs for those in the area.

Not only is this facility helping the environment due its occupational nature, but it is also keeping with the tradition of "going green." Designed by Selldorf Architects, the buildings are made from 99% recycled American made steel, and were built to be elevated by a blend of recycled glass and crushed stone.

Way to go NYC!

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New York Kids Get a Lesson on Recycling!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

New York is always an innovator and always looking for the newest way to do things.  Sims Municipal Recycling, a New York City contractor that handles curbside pickup o metal, glass and plastic recyclables in the city, which has developed the Recylarium, funded by the Sanitation Department.  The Recylarium is a trailer that has been transformed into a mobile education center for children.  It will travel from school to school education children about the importance of conserving our resources, to preserve our future. 

Although the main focus of the Recylarium is to teach children, it is also functions as a research center to find out what kids respond to and apply it to advertising and educational games that they enjoy in the comfort of their own homes.  It contains exhibits that educate the student about what each recyclable is composed of and how those components can be reused, also which items can be recycled curb-side and what has to be taken to a designated location.  The Recylarium intersects nicely with Sims new recycling facility, currently under development at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, as the facility will include classroom space where New York schoolchildren will also gain first-hand experience with the recycling process.

The Department of Education is on board with this effort and working together to develop a curriculum where students will learn about the importance of recycling in the class room as well as hands on field trips.  Getting our youth excited about recycling at a young age is one way to ensure that the next generation has a better handle on reducing waste, preserving resources and ultimately benefiting our society as a whole.  

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