The green movement has taken hold in work spaces, whether with compost sorting in the office or as clusters of small environmental ventures.
Advocates say the new deposits will encourage recycling and provide as much as $115 million to New York State.
Advocates say the new deposits will encourage recycling and provide as much as $115 million to New York State.
All containers of water under a gallon will have a 5-cent refundable deposit, as beer and soda containers have had for years.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has brought attention to environmental concerns, but the biggest pieces of his agenda have either failed to win approval or are still awaiting action.
In the General Grant Houses in Manhattan, two women are spreading the word about recycling, door by door.
Two residents of the General Grant Houses in Upper Manhattan are spreading the word about recycling, building by building.
With some Democrats in the divided Senate balking at the provisions, it is unclear whether the deals, which include an expansion of recycling laws, will survive.