Recycle

City leaders, educators, and community advocates agreed on one thing at our recent recycling panel: fixing Philadelphia’s waste problem will take more than better sorting. Philadelphia’s recycling system is often met with skepticism. Residents question whether materials actually get recycled,...

Local tips, services, and swaps to help you send less to the landfill. Climate change shows no signs of slowing – we can even blame our current frigid North Pole temperatures on it. Although governments and large corporations are largely...

With so many types of packaging, here’s a quick visual guide to what goes where. As we wind down from the holidays, cleaning up our homes and taking down decorations, you may notice just how much more packaging waste has...

New bundled service offers residents discounted composting and recycling options to keep waste out of landfills. During the Philadelphia trash collection strike in early July, piles of garbage overwhelmed the city’s streets. That moment reinforced something Dave Bloovman and Matt...

Here’s where to give your tree its next purpose after the holidays. Don’t leave trees on your curb – they will become trash instead of a second life since they’re biodegradable. Guidelines for Recycling Make sure your tree is untied...

Recycling in Philly is broken. Here’s how Mayor Parker’s administration could fix it. Recycling in Philly has lost its way. In recent years, between Covid-caused labor shortages and China no longer buying U.S. recyclables, residents lost faith in the system....

Philadelphians’ skepticism about the City’s waste policies has led to an abysmal recycling rate. Here’s what really happens after you put out your blue bin — and how the City could do more. Fairhill resident Lois Williams likes to call...

Get rid of toxic waste like antifreeze, latex and water-based paints, lithium batteries and more. Need to get rid of hazardous materials? The City is hosting its next Household Hazardous Waste Event on Thursday, July 13th from 9 am to...

From feeding your trees to goats or taking to the Streets Department, here are green solutions for your tree. Just don’t leave your trees curbside. Looking to give your Christmas tree a new life, or at least not be destined...