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Manhattan SWAB Last Day at the Beach Recycling Awareness Benefit

Water Taxi Beach
Long Island City, NY

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Directions: Free Water Taxi service from Hunters Point (34th Street and the East River) every half hour starting at 5:30 pm. 7 train to Vernon Blvd./Jackson Ave. (one stop from Grand Central Station).* G train to 21st Street. Exit onto Jackson Ave. and look for the Manhattan skyline.* E train to 23rd Street/Ely Ave. Exit near the Citicorp Building, walking on 23rd Street to Jackson Ave.* *Out of the train: On Jackson Ave. walk south toward Manhattan. As you near the midtown tunnel, follow the signs for 495 West until you reach 51st Street. Walk to Second Street and turn left on Second walking past the Crab House and Tennisport. Turn right into the Water Taxi beach driveway.

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Manhattan SWAB Last Day at the Beach Recycling Awareness Benefit

The Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB)

1st Annual Last Day at the Beach Recycling Awareness Benefit, honoring

Hon. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
Marcia Bystryn, New York League of Conservation Voters
Peggy Shepard, West Harlem Environmental Action (WE ACT)
Maite Quinn, Sprint Recycling
Venetia Lannon, New York City Economic Development Corporation

And benefiting Council on the Environment NYCs Office of Recycling Outreach and Education (OROE) and efforts to encourage and support recycling in public housing in the borough of Manhattan.

Sarah Currie * Helena Durst * Environmental Defense * Lenny Formato * Andrea Schaffer * Elizabeth Broad * Natural Resources Defense Council.

Sponsors: Sims Group, The Durst Organization, Pratt Industries, Potential industries, RecycleBank, Waste Management, We Recycle, Central Iron, GreenOrder, Metal Management, Sprint Recycling, New York Water Taxi, Whole Foods, and Tetra Pak.