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Zero Waste and Litter Director Nic Esposito wastes no time getting down to business. (…Get it?) This past Sunday, 40,000 runners raced down Broad Street for the 38th annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run. Add thousands of spectators, and there’s a formula...

Sick of seeing cigarette butts littering the ground? A new grant opportunity is helping local community organizations tackle this waste. As part of an effort to support community litter prevention initiatives, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (KPB) has announced that it will be...

Tis’ the season for block parties, gardening, graduations, beer gardens, and blooming flowers. Check out these great sustainability events going on in Philadelphia during the merry month of May. 7 Local sustainability events this May that you’ll love   1. South...

SustainPHL is returning on Thursday, August 3, 2017. SustainPHL is Philadelphia’s annual sustainability awards and celebration hosted by Green Philly. Highlighting nonprofits, for-profits, civic/government and individuals, we want to hear about the people and organizations making Philadelphia a more sustainable...

Since 2014, holistic staple Volta Market has operated its funky shop on East Passyunk Ave. Along Volta’s own line of organic soaps, the store specialized in locally sourced, natural teas, herbs, beauty products, and goods produced by Philadelphia area artists. but big...

Can a carnivore appreciate a vegetarian-turned-carnivore book? At first, I was unsure if “The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat” by Marissa Landrigan would speak to me. But after reading it, I realized that it’s meant for anyone who wants to...

I’m heading to DC for the People’s Climate March on Saturday. Yes, last Saturday was the Science March. Yes, there was one in Philly. Yes, people held signs related to climate change. But why bother traveling a few hours during...

The city of Philadelphia has weekly curbside trash and recycling collection and serves about 530,000 residential units. Yet, new residents (or recently moved) aren’t sure which day they should be setting out their cans. When is my trash day? Find out...

Philadelphia’s innovative bike share program, Indego. We talked to Aaron Ritz, Transportation Manager in the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, about the past two years of Indego and where it is headed for the future. Indego turns two years old “It’s...