Putting Waste To Work In The Bronx

A cooperative in the Bronx is re-using waste materials and creating community-based employment at the same time.

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March 2, 2006, 8:00 AM PST

"Omar Freilla, 31, operates from the principle that if you've got lemons, make some terrific lemonade -- and find a use for the skin, too. He created the Green Worker Cooperative to turn the mountains of New York City garbage trucked through the South Bronx into jobs for the community. The worker-owned cooperative will recycle and sell construction debris, boosting the local economy and diverting from landfills some of the 13,000 tons of construction waste New York City generates each year."

Read the full story: Sustainable South Bronx

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 in Yes! Magazine, Grist

Community / Economic Development New York

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