You can save money and the environment with Build It Green NYC. Build It Green! NYC, is New York City’s only non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials. Their warehouse has everything from panel doors to high end refrigerators and shutters to movie props. Their mission is to keep these materials out of the landfill, while offering deep discounts on their resale. They are sponsored by Community Environmental Center (CEC) www.cecenter.org. Founded in late 2004, their Astoria warehouse opened in February of 2005. Their second reuse center will open in Gowanus, Brooklyn in late 2011.
BIG!NYC is a non-profitorganization. In 2011, they are proud to have:
- Kept 900 tons of building materials of out the landfill.
- Provided $250,000 of material support to other non-profit and arts organizations.
- Saved New Yorkers nearly $1 million on purchases.
- Provided a site for 120 green collar trainees in partnership with CWE.
They have over 75 tons of materials on sale at half or below their new prices:
• doors
• flooring
• sinks and toilets
• lighting
• windows
• trim
• cabinets
• metal studs And more…
Visit Build it Green NYC site.