The 4th Bin News & Events / Blog
06.24.10
Earth 911.com's Amanda Wills profiles The 4th Bin in her article: E-waste Service on a Silver Platter
Don’t call them garbage men. Seated behind a desk of the latest Apple gadgets, donning pressed slacks
and magnetic smiles...read the entire article>>
06.10.10
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) chooses The 4th Bin to be their "electronics recycling" partner at The Summer 2010 Line Show in New York City June 22-23.
Offical CEA Line Show Website >>
Press Release>>
See the photos posted on Picasa
Day 1
Day 2
05.12.10
Manhattan User's Guide profiles The 4th Bin
Planned obsolescence has worked well for plenty of electronics companies and we like getting new electronic toys—
the latest computer, flat-screen TV, digital camera or Steve Jobs' creation—as much as anyone...
read the entire story >>
04.26.10
The 4th Bin comes to TerraCycle's Green Up Shop in The Port Authority Building...
Come check out some of our great deals on rescued and refurbished electronics at
TerraCycle's Green Up store!
Map it!
Links: Green Up Shop / TerraCycle
03.28.10
Pickup and recycling stats for February and March 2010...
Since February 1, 2010 We:
Collected: Over 15+ Tons
Reused: 2 Tons
Recycled: 9.4 Tons
See the photos posted on Picasa
02.12.10
The 4th Bin recycles over 3 tons of e-waste in one day!
On a bitterly cold day, The 4th Bin picked up a staggereing 3.3 tons e-waste to be recycled.
See the photos posted on Picasa
02.01.10
Free E-waste Pickups are Underway!
For the entire month of February, The 4th Bin is coming to Manhattan and Brooklyn.
All items picked up will be reused or recycled. Stay tuned for more pickup dates...
01.15.10
New York Uncovered-Recycle and Renew
By: Liz Hamburg
WOR News Talk Radio's popular host Liz Hamburg blogs about The 4th Bin.
read the blog >>
12.09.09
Public Service Announcement: Cell Phones for Food
By: Chantal Martineau
The Village Voice
12.09.09
Next Month: Free E-Waste Pickups in Manhattan
By: Benjamin Sutton
The L Magazine
12.03.09
NOTES FROM METROPOLIS
Metropolis Magazine's Editor in Chief Susan Szenasy writes about the challenges of e-waste collection and the need for a 4th Bin system to be implimented. read the article>>
11.18.09
Parsons The New School for Design collaborates with The 4th Bin:
In conjunction with The 4th Bin, architect Aki Ishida has tasked interior design students at Parsons The New School for Design with designing a potential New York City pop-up store. “The 4th Bin Store” will be a drop off point for electronic waste (e-waste) and a retail store where consumers can buy inexpensive refurbished equipment. “This is an opportunity for a timely exchange between design students and a new company with a great potential to educate the public. read more>>
11.14.09
Week Two Complete: Free E-Waste Pickups in New York City
Many thanks to all the "4th Binners" for doing their part to help not only the environment but also
to help those less fortunate. All cell phones and smart phones collected will go to support our Cell Phones
For Food campaign with City Harvest.
Note, all pickup dates are booked through November, please follow
us on Twitter and or Facebook for upcoming pickup announcements.
See our Flickr page for photos of the this weeks pick ups.
11.05.09
Week One Wrap Up: Free E-Waste Pickups in New York City, Additional Dates Added...
Due to the overwhelming demand for pickups, The 4th Bin announced that it has added
another week of pick ups to take place during the second week of November. Note, all pickup dates
are booked, please follow us on Twitter and or Facebook for upcoming pickup announcements.
See our Flickr page for photos of the this weeks pick ups.
10.16.09
Event - "Free E-Waste Pickups in New York City"
The 4th Bin, Valiant Technology, and ArtBase want to rescue your e-waste...for free!!
All Art Base clients qualify for a free pick up of their e-waste. The collected waste will be reused or recycled. To request a pickup, please download and fill out the pickup form.
10.15.09
The Architect's Newspaper Blogs About The 4th Bin
William Menking from the Architect's Newpaper discusses The 4th Bin Competition.
10.12.09
"Cell Phones for Food" - The 4th Bin and City Harvest Announce Partnership
The 4th Bin is pleased to announce a partnership with City Harvest. Our "Cell Phones for Food" campaign will help The 4th Bin, in conjunction with City Harvest, rescue old and broken cell phones with the purpose of reusing or recycling these phones. A portion of the proceeds will be donated directly to City Harvest. Click here to quickly, and easily, donate your cell phones.
10.06.09
The 4th Bin Featured in Earth911 Article
Jennifer Berry, of Earth911.com, writes article entitled "New E-Waste Bin May Hit NYC". The article discusses the winners of The 4th Bin Competition and the potential uses for both the recycling bin and logo.
10.05.09
Dexigner covers The 4th Bin Competition
Dexigner, the leading online portal for designers, announces the winner of The 4th Bin Competition
10.01.09
Valiant Technology Announces "Design The 4th Bin" Winners
Press Release - Businesswire.com picks up the The 4th Bin Competition winner announcement.
09.09.09
The 4th Bin Mentioned in NY Times Article
Industrial designer, Scott Henderson, featured in NY Times article entitled "Cleaning Up the Trash". He discusses one of his latest projects - designing a recycle bin and logo for The 4th Bin Competition.