Is the Result of Spring Cleaning Clogging Your Hallway?
Bring it to the Swap Fest this Weekend!
People throw away the craziest stuff in this city. My family members who live in the West Village--an area that experiences lots of upper echelon move ins and outs these days--have practically equipped my kitchen with the stainless steal appliances in it. They were on the sidewalk and not at a sidewalk sale. 
My toaster might have come from this pile.
While it is insane and often infuriating that people are so wasteful, I understand that closet cleanses sometimes leave cramped hallways even more obstacle course like. We usually find some excuse to not bag up our stuff and figure out where to take it...even though there are plenty, like the one happening this weekend at Build it Green's warehouse in Astoria.
The block party/Swap Fest takes place this Saturday, May 10th and is the first one that the lovely people of Build it Green are hosting. New Yorkers discard some 12,000 tons of waste each day that is exported to landfills and incinerators in other states and they are asking us to not be part of that ugly, expensive, and environmentally degrading process. I definitely have some hallway emptying to do. See you there.
Taken right from their website:
WHAT TO BRING: Items that are no longer useful to you, but can be reused
by others. You don't need to bring anything to take anything (though a
tote bag might help). Bring friends and family too!
WHAT NOT TO BRING: No furniture/large items, drugs/medications,
weapons/dangerous objects, adult movies/magazines or pets/pethair
covered items.
Stop & Swap is being held at the Build It Green! Warehouse
Address:
3-17 26th Ave
Astoria, NY 11102
When:
May 10, 2008
11am-4pm
The Green Queen Bee
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