Julie Hancher

How the Philadelphia Marathon Pulled off a Zero-Waste Event with 90K People

Events create a lot of waste. Take large-scale events, like races - complete with disposable cups and bottles, post-celebration snacks,…

6 years ago

Fourth-grade children wrote a press release about Climate Strike

Young People Strike for Climate - and share their reasons. Students protested climate injustice in Philadelphia on Friday to coincide…

6 years ago

Changing our Banks & Business Types to be more Sustainable

We sat down to reimagine traditional economy questions at the Sustainable Brands Conference. “We are at the beginning of mass…

6 years ago

How to Stop Getting Those Annoying Circulars & Flyers on Your Door

Hate getting those flyers that turn into litter? Philly has a program to stop them. Circulars, menus, and flyers can…

6 years ago

PES Refinery Responsible for 20% of GHG Emissions, Yet City Says Private Entities Control its Future over Residents Well-Being

City Releases PES Report 2 Days Before Thanksgiving. Two days before Thanksgiving, the City of Philadelphia released a Report on…

6 years ago

City Says it’s 71% on track to Tackle composting, Plastic Bags & Illegal Dumping according to 2-year Zero Waste report

Zero Waste & Litter Cabinet released its two-year report today The City released its 2019 Zero Waste & Litter Report,…

6 years ago

Aquaman Missed a HUGE Opportunity. When will Media get with the program?

Although Aquaman debuted in theaters almost a year ago, I finally watched the movie this past weekend. (A few disclaimers:…

6 years ago

Today is America Recycles Day, but Recycling Still Isn’t Perfect.

Instead, we should be focusing on reducing our consumption of single-use plastics. This past Tuesday evening, I taught a Sustainable…

6 years ago

We’re hosting a panel on Philly’s Report Card 2019

Join us for a conversation about Philly's progress and where we can improve. Join us on Tuesday, November 19th at…

6 years ago