Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Tired of flimsy plastic bags of beans, rice & quinoa in your cupboard? But how can you make your trip even greener?

You may have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but you don't have to worry about that here in Philly. Right? Nonprofit 5 Gyres rolled into town Monday to share their findings of sailing around the world on a plastic pollution studies mission. And the results were shocking. The 5 Gyres Last Straw Plastic Pollution Solutions Bike Tour kicked off

Twitter friend Nicole asked about where to recycle the "waxy backing" of labels: https://twitter.com/nkoedyker/status/255751026949382145 Find out what Nicole should do with her wax paper, after the jump!

Quick decision! You're waiting for a friend to run into Wawa and are on your way to the shore. Do you cut the engine or keep it running? (Find out after the jump!)

Want to get a FREE tree (or two) for your yard this fall?!? (Find out how, after the jump!)

Reader Terry (Delaware County) asked: Where I can recycle mercury thermometers? I have three of them.

What would you do with 50,000+ beer cans? One man turned them into his house.

Philly's got a ton going on in the sustainability scene. If you haven't been out and about, here's a few excuses to get out of the house & get active:

Happy October! Can you believe it's time for pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin... everything? (Even though the stores have been stocked since August...) Here's what you missed on the interwebs lately: