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We had a little celebration in the 215 this weekend… here’s an internet time capsule from local greenies ICYMI (LOL, you didn’t), there was a monumental win for the climate fight on Saturday. Here’s a recap of how local environmental...

The full ban includes plastic bags and styrofoam. While we were glued to our TV and digital screens awaiting the results on our democracy yesterday, New Jersey was trucking along to move sustainability forward. Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill...

Bagged leaves have to be in designated locations in order to be composted. Otherwise, they’re trash. PHiladelphia Streets Department’s annual Leaf Recycling Program returns from Monday, November 9th through Saturday December 19th. Bagged leaf drop-off will be offered city-wide on Saturdays (except for November 14th and...

This election is the most important one in our lifetime. Here’s why it’s imperative we vote blue for the environment. Although I’ve already dropped off my ballot at City Hall, I’m still making calls and encouraging people to vote for...

How the Trash Academy is creating change in Philadelphia. In 2015, residents of the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood between 5th and 9th streets in South Philly gathered with Mural Arts Philadelphia and the nonprofit CohStra to discuss social and environmental justice strategies, and ways to...

Don’t waste your October goods Every October, pumpkins pop up on porches and stoops across the city. And every November, those same pumpkins begin to decay and become unsightly science experiments.  Don’t know what to do with your old jack...

Climate activists are focused on the importance of voting in 2020 election Approximately twenty young adults protested outside Senator Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office on Monday evening to urge that every vote is counted in anticipation of the upcoming November 3rd...

Once COVID-19 struck, many Philadelphians found themselves without a safe mode of transportation. A local nonprofit stepped in. In April, Neighborhood Bike Works started a program called Bikes for Neighbors to help, giving away free bikes to essential workers and people...

Residents can dispose of Hazardous Waste across the city. Do you have old oil base paint, used oil, solvents, pesticides, car batteries, sitting around your house? You can’t just throw it out with your trash. The Streets Department has three...