Articles Written by Julie Hancher

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:

Philly's cleaning up!  Both the 'city blocks' & 'vacant lots' are both being judged HARD in Philly this week by two Philly-based organizations. The Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) is in the middle of judging 17 city blocks to wrap up the 2012 "cleaning season" in Philadelphia. The 2012 Clean Block Contest selected finalists from over 6,600 organized blocks which had cleanups throughout the year. Fun stats for this year's beautification efforts include: (Find out more about city efforts & see a before/after, after the jump!)

"You smell like pine needles, and have a face like sunshine!" Hopefully if you were a bridesmaid, your experience was better than that one. Although Beth's walked down the aisle, I've only been the warm-up to the main event... Approximately 7 times. Which  means I've acquired quite a few unwearable, unflattering bridesmaid dresses. So what should you do with those old dresses? (Find out what you can do, after the jump!)