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Community Leader Ryan Kellermeyer Pushes for a Green Space to Replace Illegal Junkyard

When Ryan Kellermeyer looks out on the junkyard spanning five blocks in Hunting Park, he doesn’t just see a pile…

6 years ago

Artistic trash cans come to the community – but not without controversy.

Pretty paint jobs on new trash cans in two Philadelphia neighborhoods caused a controversy over who is responsible for keeping…

6 years ago

Environmental Justice Activist Catalina Hunter is Back and Ready to Fight For Hunting Park

Quick with a warm smile and a hug, 68-year-old Catalina Hunter may not seem like someone to fear. But the…

6 years ago

Jose Ferran Jr. has One Way to Heal Trauma: Cleaning and Greening Hunting Park

After a traumatic experience, Jose Ferran Jr. fights tirelessly to make Hunting Park cleaner and greener, as well as healthier…

6 years ago

How the Philadelphia Marathon Pulled off a Zero-Waste Event with 90K People

Events create a lot of waste. Take large-scale events, like races - complete with disposable cups and bottles, post-celebration snacks,…

6 years ago

How to Stop Getting Those Annoying Circulars & Flyers on Your Door

Hate getting those flyers that turn into litter? Philly has a program to stop them. Circulars, menus, and flyers can…

6 years ago

City Says it’s 71% on track to Tackle composting, Plastic Bags & Illegal Dumping according to 2-year Zero Waste report

Zero Waste & Litter Cabinet released its two-year report today The City released its 2019 Zero Waste & Litter Report,…

6 years ago

Why Mural Arts Placed Anti-Plastic Bag Billboards around Town Featuring Real Philadelphians

Close your eyes (after you read the next sentence.) Now, picture someone holding a reusable bag. What stereotypes come to…

6 years ago

Hunting Park: A Community of Green Changemakers

Earlier this year, as part of a project by the Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, 33 high school students in…

6 years ago

How will Climate Change Impact a Future Philadelphia?

How will your life look in 2050? Climate change is expected to increase temperatures, raise sea levels, and bring on…

6 years ago