Recycle

We all know that piece of kitchen wisdom passed down from our grandma: don’t dump grease down the drain! But it may not be as much of a no-brainer as you’d think. The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) reports that cooking oil...

When your printer finally coughs out its last letter-sized sheet, you may be at a loss for how to dispose of it. After all, when we dump our electronics in landfills or elsewhere, we risk hazardous contaminants harming the environment....

Men ready for Spring Cleaning: your used clothes can help others! A suit drive benefiting the Career Wardrobe is happening now through May 7th.  You can donate gently-used suits, ties, jackets, shirts, pants, belts, and shoes in support of local...

We wear them on our feet but then what do we do when their work is done? Although there are a lot of places that will accept gently used shoes, your beat-up Nikes or Toms may be harder to find...

What do you do with holiday lights once you’re finished with them? If they’re functional, throw them in a box and keep them until next year. But if you have holiday lights that are half dead or can’t be revived,...

Now that we’ve kicked off the new year, it’s time to take down the holly and decorations to make room for our new year’s resolutions. But what should you do with your Christmas Tree? If you leave your trees on the...

Whether you’re moving or trying to get those end-of-year house cleaning done, you may wonder, ‘where is the closest recycling center near me?’ if trash day seems so far away. Recycling is an essential piece of sustainability. It reduces the amount...

One of the most recyclable materials is metal. Metal (and scrap metal) can range from a variety of items: from cans, copper, automobiles, pipes, gutters, and appliances such as refrigerators. Recycling scrap metal is a recovery process, which involves the...

Mayor Kenney, Philadelphia Streets Department, and Recyclebank announced Philacycle, the newest program to get the city to Zero Waste. Philacycle: Helping Philadelphia to Get to Zero Waste Philacycle replaces the previous city programs by combining them all into one: Philadelphia Recycling...