A Call to Preserve Community and Environment
Nov 10, 2025
Benefits of Thrifting Furniture from Big Reuse
When you walk into Big Reuse, you never really know what you’ll find – and that’s part of the magic. One visit might lead you to a metallic dresser that looks straight out of the 1960s, and the next could surprise you with a cane chair, a weathered trunk, or a beautifully carved wooden cabinet that seems to hold stories of its own. Every piece here has a history, and when it finds a new home, that story keeps going.
Nov 10, 2025
Best Vintage Treasure Finds in NYC
Nonprofits and community thrift stores take pride in being treasure troves of timeless finds, offering donated clothing for sale - and in Big Reuse’s case, furniture, building materials, home goods, books, and a large variety of other items as well - while helping people discover the beauty of reuse and the connections that come with it.
Nov 7, 2025
From Feast to Future: Composting Your Food Scraps
Composting in New York City is easier than ever, no matter where you live. Whether you’re in an apartment, a house, or somewhere in between, there are many options to give your food scraps a second life.
Nov 6, 2025
Turning Waste Into Renewal: Our Curbside Composting Journey
Between August-October 2025, the Curbside Composting Outreach team hosted 49 events, connected with 2,278 New Yorkers, and shared 1,200 kitchen containers and 100 leaf bags to increase awareness and understanding for composting, and make participating in the city’s curbside composting program easier.
Nov 5, 2025
Protecting NYC’s Street Trees with Youth: Tree Guard Install Project
Over the past seven months, the Big Reuse Street Tree Care team has been working with local youth to install 35 new tree guards across Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Gowanus, Boerum Hill, East New York, Park Slope, and Midwood. Through this project, 145 youth participants had the chance to learn about caring for trees, how to install tree guards, and the importance of protecting green spaces in their communities.
Nov 3, 2025
Big Reuse's Fall Tree Care (September & October 2025)
This fall, Big Reuse cared for 576 street trees with the help of 566 volunteers, including 169 youth participants. We also teamed up with 23 community partners, each helping us build stronger, greener connections across the city. Together, we cleared litter, loosened soil, and added mulch allowing roots to breathe and trees to thrive. What makes this work so special is that it’s about more than just caring for trees, it is about caring for the community.
Nov 3, 2025
Soil in the Sky: Composting with Big Reuse at SkyFarm
NYSERDA Fellow Tatiana Guerra visits SkyFarm for an afternoon of compost volunteering!
Oct 29, 2025
Big Reuse Brings New Life to Brooklyn College Garden
NYSERDA Fellow Tatiana Guerra visits the Brooklyn College Community Garden as Big Reuse's compost team installs new bins.
Oct 24, 2025
Installing Compost Bins and Building Connections at Malcolm X Gardens
NYSERDA Fellow Tatiana Guerra joins Big Reuse’s composting team at Malcolm X Garden in Queens to install a new 3-bin compost system for the community.
Oct 23, 2025
Announcing Big Reuse Bushwick
We're excited to announce Big Reuse will be opening a new Reuse Center (thrift store) in Bushwick, near the Jefferson L train station!
Oct 20, 2025
Trash Doesn’t Disappear… It Haunts Us
When we toss something “away,” it doesn’t just vanish. It lingers like a ghost, haunting landfills, polluting oceans, and leaving its mark on the planet. Out of sight does not mean out of existence. Every piece of waste tells a story, and too often that story ends in damage to our environment.
Oct 20, 2025
Not Everything Belongs in the Graveyard of Garbage
Before you toss out that old sweater, chipped mug, or stack of books, pause for a moment and ask yourself… could it b...