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City announced that there’d be painful budget cuts. Here’s one devastating impact on sustainability. Cover Photo: Plastic water bottles on art museum steps at Philadelphia Marathon 2019, a Zero Waste Event Mayor Jim Kenney prepared us to brace for deep...

Plastic Bag Announcement: The Earth Day Party Pooper This past Wednesday, members took part in celebrating our planet, whether it was through a virtual webinar or taking a walk around the neighborhood. If we can take anything away from this...

Looking for resources during COVID-19? Here’s a master list. Unsure of where to look for resources during coronavirus? Green Philly compiled all the essentials in one place to make it easier for you to get the info you need. Latest...

The V5 Seabin will make its Delaware River debut on April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The newest – and nameless – addition to the Independence Seaport Museum weighs more than 120 pounds, collects cigarette butts and floats....

The coronavirus has caused a lot of changes to our daily lives. Waste collection, however, will remain the same for now. Following a series of declarations from the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney and a spate of...

The Delco convenience store chain is leaving the decision up to customers. Wawa now has two options for its coffee drinkers’ stirring needs – plastic and bamboo. This news was an exciting victory for local father and son, Douglas Capper...

The Delaware River Basin Commission is seeking members for its newest advisory committee. The Advisory Committee on Climate Change (ACCC), the DRBC’s seventh advisory committee, was established in December to help identify and prioritize threats to the Delaware Watershed due...

Eddystone, Pa.-based AeroAggregates takes recycled glass and turns it into a product used on construction projects. A Delaware County manufacturer received a $24 million investment from a New York-based private equity firm to help increase its production of a construction...

Yes, there are contaminants in Philly’s drinking water. There was a collective gasp around Philadelphia last month when a new Environmental Working Group report said “forever chemicals” were detected in a Philadelphia tap water sample. Of the 44 samples the...