RE:CREATE
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE,
CLIMATE ACTION TEAM BUILDING +
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Through guided, informed coastal clean up excursions and sustainability workshops, our education programs empower individuals and organizations with current, hyperlocal environmental impact data, a clear understanding of NYC's waste system, a stronger sense of personal agency, and the confidence to create meaningful change through climate action every day.
COMMUNITY-SCALE
POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC RECYCLING
We offer community-scale post-consumer plastic recycling services, specializing in plant plastics such as PLA. In our zero-waste workshop, we research and utilize lower-waste, higher-yield, microplastic dust-controlled processing methods while developing preparation techniques that ensure every bit of material can and will be successfully reused.
EVENTS
- Sunset Coastal CleanupThu, Jul 30Marsha P. Johnson State Park
- Coastal CleanupSat, Sep 19Marsha P. Johnson State Park
- Beach Cleanup & Plastic Collection PointSat, May 23Marsha P. Johnson State Park
- 2026 Riverkeeper Sweep @ WNYC Transmitter ParkSat, May 02WNYC Transmitter Park
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Earth Day CelebrationSat, Apr 25Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Shred & Create Exhibit with The Blue Bus ProjectSat, Dec 13Queens
ABOUT
Re:Create was founded in Brooklyn, New York, in April 2024 by Elisabeth Cernadas, an opera singer and music teacher turned environmentalist.
We began as Trash Club Brooklyn, an inclusive, accessible coastal cleanup and climate action group dedicated to intercepting overlooked, "unrecyclable" plastics before they entered landfills or local waterways. In partnership with NYC Parks, New York State Parks, Friends organizations, and professionals in the recycling, waste management and environmental preservation industries, we organized community cleanups New York City's parks and shorelines, particularly those without municipal recycling services.
Following the trail of plastic pollution led us into the world of community-scale plastics processing. We became the proud home of the Precious Plastic Brooklyn Community Point, connecting our local community to the global Precious Plastic movement, developing practical solutions for plastics that conventional recycling systems leave behind, and transforming waste into durable, useful products through transparent, community-based processes.
Today, we offer community-scale post-consumer plastic recycling services, specializing in plant-based plastics such as PLA. Through our post-consumer processing, we continue to research cleaner, lower-waste, higher-yield, dust-controlled processing methods while developing preparation techniques that ensure every bit of material can be successfully reused.
We deliver guided climate action programs, sustainability workshops, and neighborhood collection points for hard-to-recycle plastics.
By combining education, local manufacturing, and transparent processing, we hope to empower individuals, organizations, and businesses to transform sustainability goals into impactful, everyday action.
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