Jul 06, 2015 brooklyn s best, weirdest treasure trove of film props and theater sets closed its gowanus doors last month, but film biz recycling s founder eva radke plans to continue her ecoconscious crusade online. Film biz recycling, a cavernous gowanus warehouse chockablock with all sort of furniture, appliances and from film and tv sets, is closing up. Map 347 3842336 540 president st brooklyn, ny 11215. The cart is the property of the city of brooklyn and must stay with the house it is assigned to.
The dime savings bank of brooklyn brooklyn, new york. Reused media industry waste such as film props made available to artists. A website for artists, designers, and cultural producers to barter trade skills, spaces and objects. Film biz recycling fbr is a notforprofit organization. Consumers are able to recycle plastic bags and other film plastics at certain retail stores and most grocery stores. Film biz recycling, a prop shop in long island city the new. Film biz recycling lets you buy old props gowanus an incredible and strange playground, film biz recycling differs from most prop houses in that most of the items are available for purchase. By appointment only an epa award winning advocate of sustainable filmmaking. Rip film biz recycling, gowanuss 11,000squarefoot treasure. Aug 27, 2010 the 2,600squarefoot room, at 4326 12th street, is a prop shop run by film biz recycling, a nonprofit started in 2008 by eva radke, a former art department coordinator who worked on films and. Pop up repair there is a lamp in my closet that ive been holding on to for a year, just waiting to find the right person to rewire it. Film biz recycling, inc in savannah, ga company info.
Film plastics should not be put in household recycling bins and should only be put in film plastics recycling bins. At film biz recycling in brooklyn, the detritus of new yorks entertainment industry from films and tv, music videos, advertisements and stage productions. This funky combination propshop and thrift store sells home wares, furniture and other goods used on film shoots, making them available to filmmakers and regular folks alike for a steal. The goal of film biz recycling is to instill a new, environmental standard for managing the assets used by all of new york citys television and film productions. This is stuff that anyone can use, and i just want to get the word out, so people will. Film biz recycling now closed gowanus 20 tips from. The registered agent on file for this company is samita wolfe and is located at 2032 vermont ave. Select data, created, headers, expire, serialized from cache where. Opened as a means of reducing spending and waste from tv, film and commercial set props, film biz recycling operates as the leading donation site for used set items in the film business, and now. Eva radke, founder and president of film biz recycling, explains how their organization diverts props and set materials to local charities, while also operating a prop shop and creative reuse center in gowanus, brooklyn. She also has volunteer experience with multiple sustainability organizations, and won the volunteer of the year golden dumpster award from film biz recycling while it. By appointment only an epa award winning advocate of. Film biz recycling brooklyn, ny business information.
Mar 26, 20 film biz recycling is a nonprofit organization based in brooklyns gowanus neighborhood that runs a thrift store which sells and rents entertainment industry castoffs. The film biz prop shop is a unique shop that sells and rents all different types of props from film, television and commercial productions in new york city. If you need another container you can purchase one at cost from the city. A filmset recycling depot closes because it didnt get enough. One of a series of videos created for barclays center television bctv, running throughout the arena and online on the bctv channel. Film biz recycling nyc materials exchange development. Shoppers can get great deals on barely used couches, chairs and armoires in the 11,000squarefoot shop, as well as more offbeat finds, like mannequins. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. They are tapping into an otherwise hidden area of waste generation. Due to popular demand, film biz recycling and nysp2i will be hosting environmental management. Film biz recycling, 10 dooley avenue, savannah, ga, 31415, united states 912. Film biz recycling, inc is a georgia foreign nonprofit corporation filed on january 1, 2017. Film biz recycling was successful in producing the practical guide to a greener production. The shop sells and rents to the general public and to the film industry and carries a very eclectic assortment of props, like clothes, furniture, art, linens, breakaway glass, fake.
The goal of film biz recycling is to instill a new, environmental standard for managing the assets used by all of. All surplus materials resulting from television and film productions, including, but not limited to. Film biz recycling, new yorks bestkept secret, is shutting down. Film biz recycling, one of nycs best shopping secrets, is. This fun movie prop shop use to be located in our fine borough of queens long island city to be exact. The companys filing status is listed as active and its file number is 3746514. Film biz prop shop 540 president st brooklyn, ny general. Opened as a means of reducing spending and waste from tv, film and commercial set props, film biz recycling operates as the leading donation site for used set items in.
Feb 27, 20 industrial film ldpe film recycling line malaysia duration. Plastic bag and film plastics recycling for consumers nys. Here is a look back at two of my favorite fashion week outfits with pieces found from the secondhand shopand details on the major shopping discounts before they close on june 20. Film biz recycling, an entertainment industry thrift store. We visited when they were nearer to silver cup studios a couple years ago and apparently they needed to move to brooklyn for a larger space. You can still shop film biz recyclings props online racked ny.
She also has volunteer experience with multiple sustainability organizations, and won the volunteer of the year golden dumpster award from film biz recycling while it was located in brooklyn, ny. For seven years, film biz operated out of a 11,000 squarefoot basement in gowanus, brooklyn that was packed with an eclectic array of. Film biz recycling is located at 540 president st ste ba in brooklyn and has been in the business of recycling, waste materials since 2009. Film biz recycling is a non profit organization, creating socially responsible and sustainable solutions from media industry waste. Well, they usually end up at film biz recycling in brooklyn. Yet despite all its fortitude and celebration of economic confidence, the dime savings bank of brooklyn fell by the wayside, eventually being taken. Film biz recycling on cosmo times edited 1 duration. The registered agent on file for this company is film biz recycling, inc. The city will provide one 64 gallon blue toter for recycling. If you want to hit the long island city space one last time, they are having a nameyourprice clearance sale starting today until the end of the month. Apr 27, 2015 if you havent already experienced the labyrinthine treasure trove that is film biz recycling, youve only got until june 21st. Animal recently visited the warehouse and spoke with founder eva radke and other employees about the its philosophy, charity work, and a few of the strangest pieces they have in stock.
Film biz recycling brooklyn, new york atlas obscura. You can still shop film biz recyclings props online. The emerging position in film and television production, a workshop designed to expand knowledge on greening movie sets. At film biz recycling in brooklyn, the detritus of new yorks entertainment industry from films and tv, music videos, advertisements and stage productions has a home as it waits to be rented out, bought by the public or given to charity. Not long after graduating from nyus tisch film program, our founder eob wandered into a workshop on the rise of the environmental steward on set at prop housereuse center film biz recycling in gowanus, brooklyn. Grand opening at 540 president street will be on or around december continue reading props to brooklyn. Film biz recycling is a nonprofit organization based in brooklyns gowanus neighborhood that runs a thrift store which sells and rents entertainment industry castoffs. Film biz recycling is being featured on a new discovery show called dirty money. Did you know plastic bags are a type of film plastic. The companys filing status is listed as activecompliance and its file number is 16118292. Film biz recycling fbr is a notforprofit organization, creating socially responsible and sustainable solutions from media industry waste.
Film biz recycling nyc materials exchange development program. Animal recently visited the warehouse and spoke with founder eva radke and other employees about the its philosophy, charity work, and a few of the strangest pieces they. A repair shop for whositwhatsits and household goods. What happens to props and costumes from tv shows and movies filmed in nyc.
Past fashion future farewell, film biz recycling event. If you havent already experienced the labyrinthine treasure trove that is film biz recycling, youve only got until june 21st. Early last week film biz recycling slideshow here, a sevenyearold gowanus based nonprofit that rents, sells and donates used furniture. Film biz recycling now closed gowanus 20 tips from 1170. Starting this friday, the girls will be at film biz recycling for fck winter. It was all about the genesis of this position and nearly every panelist talked about how it was a miserable, futile role. Industrial film ldpe film recycling line malaysia duration. Pop up repair, at film biz recycling through march 30, will fix almost anything you can carry. While operating in brooklyn, film biz diverted about 1 million pounds of various items from landfills and was given an environmental quality. Film biz recycling, a prop shop in long island city the. The 2,600squarefoot room, at 4326 12th street, is a prop shop run by film biz recycling, a nonprofit started in 2008 by eva radke, a former art department coordinator who worked on.
All surplus materials resulting from television and film productions, including, but not. Stock up on 80s clothes at a totally tubular sale and. Film biz recycling the official guide to new york city. Brooklyns best, weirdest treasure trove of film props and theater sets closed its gowanus doors last month, but film biz recyclings founder eva radke plans to. Explore film biz recyclings 1,460 photos on flickr. The enormous underground warehouse in gowanus where shoppers can purchase old furniture, sets, art, books, clothing, and esoteric tchotchkes used in theater and film productionsis closing its doors due to lack of. Film biz recycling, an entertainment industry thrift store in. Over the past 10 years, my work has helped create millions of ecoconscious, gumchewing, blingwearing, sportsfilmloving, tomato sauceeating americans. The nonprofit organization made creative use of set materials and wardrobeand diverted more than 450 tons of wastewith their retail shop in brooklyn, new york. As founder and president of new york citys ambitious film biz recycling. Plastic bag and film plastics recycling for consumers. And tonight, the store is ushering in a new shipment with a.
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