Honor Ecology Center Anniversary

Senate Resolution No. 2189 BY: Senator SQUADRON COMMEMORATING the 30th Anniversary of the Lower East Side Ecology Center WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the achievements of those organizations that substantially contribute to the vitality and well-being of their communities and this great Empire State; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Lower East Side Ecology Center in Lower Manhattan; and WHEREAS, The Lower East Side Ecology Center (LESEC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 with the goal to achieve a more sustainable New York City; and WHEREAS, LESEC was among the first organizations in New York City to have community-based recycling and composting programs; and WHEREAS, LESEC has worked to increase community awareness and involvement among youth and adults through environmental education programs, including water quality testing and urban ecology; and WHEREAS, Since 1990, LESEC has collected over 14,000 pounds of waste per week to turn into finished compost and potting soil; and WHEREAS, Since 2012, LESEC has offered an electronic waste recycling program to educate the community about the hazards of electronic waste and to collect unwanted or broken electronics; and WHEREAS, LESEC partners with local organizations, corporations and institutions to host volunteer days for cleanup and gardening to increase community involvement with the environment; and WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body acknowledges this exceptional organization and its contributions to the communities of Lower Manhattan, fully confident that it will continue to serve as it has thus far; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Lower East Side Ecology Center; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Lower East Side Ecology Center.