Opportunity Details | Food Scrap Collection | Cortelyou GM (Flatbush, BK) - (May)
Opportunity Name:
Food Scrap Collection | Cortelyou GM (Flatbush, BK) - (May) |
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Description:
Volunteer with GrowNYC's Compost Program to promote composting in New York City. Every Sunday, food scraps are collected from neighborhood residents at the Cortelyou Greenmarket and transported to a local compost site for processing. Volunteers will help Compost Coordinators manage this busy food scrap drop-off site by assisting with outreach and physical work. No experience necessary, just bring a positive attitude and enthusiasm for waste reduction, composting, and recycling!
Volunteer tasks: - Assist with participant counts with a tally counter - Help open and close bins - Help answer recycling and composting questions from the public - Help remove contaminants from the bins (e.g. plastic bags) and pack down food scraps with a shovel
PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE YOU SIGN UP:
Requirements: Volunteers must be 18 years or older, have previously attended the GrowNYC Volunteer Orientation, and signed our waiver.
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Date/Time & Details | Spots Available | |
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Sun, May 19, 2024 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM | ||
Sun, May 19, 2024 - 10:15 AM to 1:15 PM |
Meeting Location: | Compost Tent (GrowNYC Orange Tent) Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Road btw Argyle Road &, Rugby Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226 View Map / Get Directions |
Organizer: | Corey Wilkins cwilkins@grownyc.org 347-683-6606 |
Category: |
1) Recycling / 3) Greenmarket |