Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! This event will take place outdoors.

Age requirements: All Ages! 14+ can join w/o guardian. Under 14 years guardian required.

Open House New York Weekend is an annual festival that unlocks 300+ destinations across all five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special activities.

Join us October 19th to learn about Sure We Can's unique community-sensitive model, programming, and organizing activities, such as their advocacy efforts to expand the New York State bottle bill.

Come visit our 15,000 square foot facility in Bushwick where more than 1 million cans and bottles are sorted and sorted each month. We'll do a 30-minute tour of our site, followed by a happy hour where you'll have a chance to mingle with other guests and learn about our efforts to update New York State's Bottle Bill + wine, beer & lemonade :)

Want to get involved in the campaign to help pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill?

We have an opportunity for folks all across New York State to dive into the Bottle Bill campaign: we’re trying to get a better understanding of how thorough the state and Governor Hochul are in enforcing the existing law–our theory is, they are not very thorough! To put some facts behind our feeling, we’ve devised a way for volunteers to help us hold the state accountable, and in which anyone in New York can participate super easily! If you’re interested, join us virtually on Monday, September 22nd at 5pm in which we’ll go through the whole process and get you started!

Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! This event will take place outdoors.

Age requirements: All Ages! 14+ can join w/o guardian. Under 14 years guardian required.

Come visit our 15,000 square foot facility in Bushwick where more than 1 million cans and bottles are sorted and sorted each month. We'll do a 30-minute tour of our site, followed by a happy hour where you'll have a chance to mingle with other guests and learn about our efforts to update New York State's Bottle Bill + wine, beer & lemonade :)

Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! This event will take place outdoors.

Age requirements: All Ages! 14+ can join w/o guardian. Under 14 years guardian required.

Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! This event will take place outdoors.

Age requirements: All Ages! 14+ can join w/o guardian. Under 14 years guardian required.

Bring your e-waste to be recycled at Sure We Can!

The Waste Commons explores the dramatic transformations involved in the impending closure of the city waste dump in Dakar, Senegal, and the lives that hang in the balance. It follows charismatic Zidane, trailblazing Adja, and their waste picker community, as they battle to defend their carefully crafted worlds and rights to waste.

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! This event will take place outdoors.

Age requirements: All Ages! 14+ can join w/o guardian. Under 14 years guardian required.

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

“Riven is a documentary play about waste and the pickers working in a world where nothing is sacred. At the heart of this play are Alessandra and Melina, two waste pickers working at a cooperative somewhere in the global south where they’ve built a relationship based on friendship and survival.

Riven was born out of a research and interview process on the reality of waste pickers of Brazil – a community of invisible environmental agents responsible for picking and sorting 90% of the country's recycled materials. Although the research was initiated in Brazil, the play aims to raise awareness and give voice to the global community of pickers, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world.”

It’s crunch time for the 2025 legislative session and we need to make sure the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. We’ve made great progress; the bill has passed the NYS Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee. It’s up to us to push lawmakers and get them to keep it moving.

At noon on Monday, June 9th and Tuesday June 10th, the Bottle Bill 40 coalition will be hosting power hours on Zoom in which activists like you can get together with organizers and other passionate New Yorkers to collectively take action. Don’t worry about preparing… we’ll have scripts and materials for you to use. All you need to do is show up online for an hour and you can make a huge difference!

Register here for Monday 6/9 and Tuesday 6/10.

It’s crunch time for the 2025 legislative session and we need to make sure the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. We’ve made great progress; the bill has passed the NYS Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee. It’s up to us to push lawmakers and get them to keep it moving.

At noon on Monday, June 9th and Tuesday June 10th, the Bottle Bill 40 coalition will be hosting power hours on Zoom in which activists like you can get together with organizers and other passionate New Yorkers to collectively take action. Don’t worry about preparing… we’ll have scripts and materials for you to use. All you need to do is show up online for an hour and you can make a huge difference!

Register here for Monday 6/9 and Tuesday 6/10.