The Department of Sanitation has the stats on all the nabes in the city and Park Slope rates the hightest with a  30% recycling rate, that’s capturing 60-65% of recyclable waste.

Clearly we are doing much better than the rest of the city. But as those of us who look at local garbage know, we could be doing better. 

There are still common mistakes when it comes to reclycing: People shouldn’t be using blue bags. People still don’t know that glass is recyclable again (it’s been 3 years) and combining bottles and paper.

There is still some confusion and there’s a real need for basic and advanced recycling education. And that’s what the new Office of Recycling Outreach and Education, a part of the Council of the Environment,  is set up to do. Just opened and fully staffed in February of 2007, the office is selecting  districts and doing city-wide education, presentations, and training. Check out their nice website (above).

Christine Salzi works for the Office of REcycling Outreach and Education and wants to do a fun recycling teach-in as part of Stoopendous. Are you planning a Stoopendous event that could use a speaker expert n the ins and outs of recycling? How about composting? She has a fun recycling game she’s happy  to teach you and your friends.

If you are interested, email Christine at csalvi (at) cenyc.org