Sophie Brous

Rutabaga Toy Library is Philly’s home base for sustainable parenting and play

Rutabaga Toy Library offers parents access to toy borrowing, communal play sessions, eco-friendly workshops, and more.  Rutabaga Toy Library is changing…

4 years ago

The Bullock Garden Project is using school gardens to educate kids & feed communities

How Sonya Harris got a Principal and HGTV Star on board to help teachers create community gardens across the country  …

4 years ago

How to recycle your broken phone chargers, computer cables & other electronic odds & ends

Closet full of old cables you don’t need anymore? Here’s how to get rid of them.   If you have a huge…

4 years ago

More reason to Smush it: USDA awards Pennsylvania $1.5 million grant to fight Spotted Lanternflies

The USDA has awarded $1.5 million in grant funding to bolster the fight against the spotted lanternfly. The United States…

4 years ago

CFL, LED, Halogen & more: Where to recycle all kinds of light bulbs

Not sure what to do with your light bulbs? Here's a comprehensive guide for how you can recycle every kind of light…

4 years ago

Where to recycle your old fishing line

Here's where you can recycle your used fishing line -- and why you should. Fishing lines pose a major threat…

4 years ago

Heroes from Wall Street to your street: How Philadelphians are using Reddit to clean up during the pandemic

Fed up with trash on the street, internet users are coming together to clean up litter around Philadelphia It's no…

4 years ago

8 Black Environmentalists Who Made History

It's Black History Month. Let's reflect on environmentalists who revolutionized environmental justice. Not only does the sustainability movement face greenwashing,…

4 years ago

New American Street Bike Lane Comes With Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Philly is soon to have its first raised, concrete barrier-protected bike lane -- and it comes with an exciting green…

4 years ago