Your Building Can Be NYC's Next Green Hero

Make a difference in your neighborhood.

Let’s be real—recycling in NYC is complicated. You want to do the right thing, but who has time for redemption centers and broken machines?

Here’s the thing: New York processes 12,000 tons of waste every single day. And get this—just under half of the paper and cardboard that could be recycled actually is. For glass, metal, and plastic? Only about 41% makes it to recycling.

That's a lot of missed opportunities happening right in your neighborhood.

Why Your Building Matters

our building likely has hundreds of people living in it. That’s hundreds of drinks a day—water, soda, beer—going straight to the trash.

Now stretch that across a week. We’re talking thousands of bottles and cans that could be recycled, but aren’t.

Imagine flipping that story: what if every one of those containers made it into the right hands? That’s real, visible impact. Cleaner sidewalks. Less waste. A building people point to and say, “They’ve got it figured out.”

We’re not asking for perfection. We’re talking about making recycling so easy, it becomes automatic.

The Simple Truth About Green Living

80% of U.S. products are used once and thrown away. But here’s the thing: people do want to recycle—they just don’t want to fight a broken system.

Redemption centers are out of the way. Machines are often down. And who wants to collect sticky bottles in their apartment for weeks?

When recycling becomes as easy as taking out the trash, everything changes. Participation goes up. Waste goes down. Your building becomes part of the solution.

Your Neighbors Are Already Doing It

Buildings all over NYC are proving that high-volume, apartment-style recycling works. People love the simplicity. Supers love the cleaner common areas. And residents feel good knowing they’re part of something positive.

And if someone forgets to rinse a can or mixes up a deposit bottle? It’s fine. We’ve got it. This isn’t about guilt or shame. It’s about showing up, together.

Here’s Where Green Up Comes In

With the GreenUp app, your building can be part of the solution—without the headache.

♻ Schedule pickups in seconds

♻ Track your building’s progress

♻ Let us handle the sorting, storing, and redeeming

No more overflowing bags in the hallway. No more guessing games about what goes where. Just an easy, modern way to make your building a greener, cleaner, better place to live.

Ready to Lead the Way?

You know that feeling when you walk by a building and think, “Wow, they really have their act together”? That could be your building.

75% of the items we use every day can be recycled. With GreenUp, turning that into action takes less than a minute.

Download the app. Schedule your first pickup.

Let’s make your building NYC’s next green success story—one bottle, one can, one smart step at a time.