On the recommendation of a fellow CSA member (and reminded by the mailing I got today), I thought I'd mention a great resource in Astoria, Build It Green. They are a salvage/reuse organization in western Astoria, located at 3-17 26th Ave. One of their biggest selling points, in my view, is that they are an electronics recycling center. They have lot of other things to offer, too, especially if you are doing some remodeling.

You can sign up for their newsletter, or subscribe to their RSS feed (I do both). Here's a sample from their most recent newsletter:

December Inventory Specials

- Reclaimed Oak Flooring - no nails - $1/sqft

- Antique Furniture - Ranges from $200 - $1500 per piece

- Cream color cabinet set w/corian top - $1250

- Nice Wine colored couch - $175

- 2 Brand New Viking Refrigerators and Wine Cooler - Reduced to $3750 each

- Lots of 2 x 4's and 2 x 6's - All between $1.50 and $3.00

- New furniture section - Great deals all around

- Picture frame trim - 8ft-12ft - $0.50 each!!

- Acme Whole House Roof Fans - $75.00 Only!!

- Passage Door Knobs - Only $3.00

Electronics Recycling Update

We'd like to thank everyone for making our electronics recycling partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center a smashing success! We've had an overwhelming response, and are ecstatic to see our blue bins overflowing instead of our landfills! Often we are asked whether or not hard drives are wiped clean, and we can say that yes, your personal information is destroyed with every recycling job. Keep'em coming and thanks for making recycling a priority!

Household Battery Recycling

Build It Green! has ordered a Big Green Box, for household battery recycling, and will put it out in the coming weeks. Residents (no businesses sorry) can drop off AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt batteries any time during our business hours. When you drop off, you can also donate towards the cost of the box. Lets keep hazardous chemicals out of our ecosystem!

So, check 'em out! Their business hours are Tues-Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-5.

Build it Green NYC
3-17 26th Ave
Astoria, NY 11102
718-777-0132