Lower East Side Ecology Center Compost Site
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Overview
Outstanding Renewal Enterprise, Inc. (The Lower East Side Ecology Center) was founded in 1987 as one of the first organizations to offer community-based recycling and composting programs in New York City. They started their programs by providing innovative recycling drop-off centers. Today, the Ecology Center offers free public compost collection and education, electronic waste recycling, stewardship of public open space, and environmental education. Their programs focus on offering opportunities for all New Yorkers to learn about environmental issues facing NYC and to take responsibility for solving those problems.
杰出可再生企业有限公司(下东区生态中心)创立于1987年,是纽约市第一家提供社区型回收及施肥项目的机构。此机构从供应革新式的回收物收集中心起步,如今,这家生态中心还提供免费的公共肥料收集及教育,电子废品回收,公共开放空间项目,以及环境教育项目。这些项目着重于为纽约客们提供了解纽约市所面临的环境挑战及如何gi应对这些挑战的机会。
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Lower East Side Ecology Center Compost Site
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