Experience the Selldorf Architects-designed Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, New York City’s state-of-the-art recycling facility, where 1,000 tons of residential recycling is received and processed each day. Take in an elevated view of the cavernous tip floor, where recyclables arrive from all over NYC by truck and barge, and see the giant system that sorts those materials and prepares them for sale.

Visit the Recycling Education Center to explore an interactive recycling museum where you’ll learn the ins and outs of recycling and materials. Check out our sustainability features including the city’s first commercial-scale wind turbine, a large solar array, native plantings, stormwater management, and marine habitats.

Saturday Tours: 1 & 3pm
Join a 30-minute question and answer session with our recycling educator at 1pm or 3pm either on our second-floor terrace or in the lunch lab.

Each visitor must sign a safety waiver. Visitors under the age of 18 must have a waiver signed by an accompanying parent or guardian.

Children 5 years and older allowed. Children under 18 must be supervised by adults at all times.

The facility is at the end of the 29th Street Pier, all the way to the water. Directions: go towards the wind turbine and stay on the pedestrian walkway once you are on site. It will lead you to the facility entrance. DO NOT walk through the parking lot.

Closed-toe shoes are recommended.

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