Name: Big Reuse
Address: 2-17 26th Avenue, 11102
Telephone: (718) 777-0132 ext. 2
Price range: $$

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Address

2-17 26th Avenue

Astoria

11102

Secondary Address

Big Reuse Brooklyn
69 9th St.
Gowanus, NY 11215 718-725-8925 x2
brooklyn@bigreuse.org

Website

http://www.bigreuse.org

Phone Number

(718) 777-0132 ext. 2

Director, Manager or CEO

Justin Green

Mission Statement

To keep these materials out of the landfill, while offering deep discounts on their resale.

Number of staff/employees

Year Started

2004

Latest Projects

Big Reuse donated materials (pavers) to Harlem Valley Garden. http://www.bigreuse.org/news/big-reuse-supports-harlem-valley-garden

Interesting Fact

Big Reuse processed 765,477 pounds of food scraps and accepted 237,554 pounds of wood chips and leaf matter in 2015. That's over 1 million pounds of organic material diverted from landfills.

Areas Served

Brooklyn, Queens

Core Programs

Food related: Hosts NYC Compost Project and provides discounted or free materials for community gardens and school gardens.
1. Discounted materials and merchandise for non-profit organizations.
2. Big!Blooms: Big Reuse donates used lumber to local community & school gardens in NYC.
3. Big!Gives Back: a monthly sponsorship program for nonprofit and community organizations in which each month one nonprofit organization that meets 2 of the 3 goals required is selected to receive free materials for their project.
Goals are: (i) focus on environmental issues; (ii) benefit the local community; and (iii) educates about sustainability or green building projects.

Major Issues

Community Gardens, Environmental Issues of the Food System, Food Waste

Hours of Operation

Open daily 10 am - 6 pm

Non-profit?

Nonprofit

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/bigreuse

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR7KUH39NzpInrhNTYVQ_Yg

Twitter

https://twitter.com/bigreuse