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Good news for Philadelphia! You no longer have to worry about asking me what you can & can't recycle checking those pesky numbers on your plastics containers - they're ALL recyclable (which just started August 1st). Here's what you can recycle:

So you’re all psyched to be caught up in the green movement… you’re shopping at Whole Foods with your reusable bags… But what about your best friend?!? Don’t leave Fido, Max or Fluffy out of your green changes!  Good news...

Last night, I enjoyed a lovely evening out for the Philadelphia Orchestra's Planet Earth Live show at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Images of wildlife, seasons, Mt Everest, and the tundra were beautifully accompanied by the Orchestra's music. Some of the most beautiful scenes were of caves (who knew you could skydive into some of them?!?) and the polar bears playing were definitely drawing 'oohs & ahhs from the crowd. Composer George Fenton set up each piece by previewing why each location was significant and what we'd be seeing next. What was more fitting was that this show took place in the open air Mann Center on a beautiful summer night... and the Mann recently launched a new green initiative to celebrate 75 years of music in the park! Green changes the Mann has implemented include:

Philadelphia Streets Department has installed 20 BigBelly solar-powered eco stations on Ogontz Avenue in West Oak Lane, funded by the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.) Philly's well on their way to its goal of nearly 1,000 (949 in total; 394 have recycling capabilities) BigBellies that will be installed by the end of 2010. Last year's 474 BigBellies (210 with recyclers) have saved $850K with an estimate of ten years at $13 million. Other benefits of Big Belly include:

If you love ice cream but aren't so keen on tough to digest dairy check out some of my fav vegan ice cream options...

Crazy Brits - How England Entices to Recycle: Could it work for Philly?

Can't get enough of Planet Earth? The Mann Center is featuring Planet Earth Live on Thursday, July 29th at 8:30 PM with a background of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Beautiful, hi-def images from the hit BBC documentary series, Planet Earth, along with the sweeping majestic original Emmy award winning score will be the finale to The Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual summer season. You'll see & explore everything from the

The recent heat waves have me humming Will Smith's "Summertime" and The Lovin Spoonful's "Hot Summer in the City" embarrassingly often... Now that I've gotten that off my chest it's time to share some summer appropriate bbqing advice... Grill wisely : Choose a electric or clean-burning propane grill over the charcoal variety. Charcoal is a major cause of poor air quality. If you must use charcoal go for brands harvested from sustainable forests. Feast on earth-friendly eats...

Let's break it down by the numbers...The average American: Generates an average of 4.6 pounds of trash per day 2.5 lbs of that trash goes to landfills Only 2.1 lbs of trash is recycled or incinerated How much are you recycling, Philly? What can you recycle that you aren't currently? What are you having problems recycling? After the jump, let us know in the comments.