Recycle

It’s easy to recycle aluminum cans and that’s good – because they are everywhere. If you’re debating how to buy beverages, aluminum tends to be a safe bet. Aluminum cans are versatile and a more sustainable choice since they’re less...

The city of Philadelphia has weekly curbside trash and recycling collection and serves about 530,000 residential units. Yet, new residents (or recently moved) aren’t sure which day they should be setting out their cans. When is my trash day? Find out...

That $6 top from H&M doesn’t seem so sweet when you consider that Americans produce over 25 billion pounds of textile waste a year and about 85% of consumer textile waste ends up in landfills. the problem with Fast Fashion...

Worried about recycling documents containing sensitive information? No need to stress! Safe ways to recycle sensitive documents Recycling is a pretty automated process, so there isn’t much time to look at documents. Workers in recycling facilities are very unlikely to...

Reader Question: When are we going to get citywide yard waste pick up? It is ridiculous to put yard waste in a landfill when it can be composted. Sincerely, Spring Cleaning Philly Places to dispose (and Recycle) yard waste Year-Round Dear Spring Cleaning,...

Hi Green Philly, I was wondering if you know of any collection events coming up soon to collect TVs and other electronic waste that we can’t put out curbside.  Thanks, Bala Cynwyd Resident Dear Bala Cynwyd Resident, Electronic waste can be...

Reader Question: I’ve got a question I couldn’t find an answer to via Where Can I Wednesdays or otherwise. What the hell do I do with candle wax when it’s spent? This has puzzled me for ages, but now I...

Calling all yogis! What can you do with that extra yoga mat you have laying around the house? Luckily, there are plenty of options on how to recycle your mat without necessarily getting rid of it altogether. As far as...

Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, if you can name it there’s probably a holiday card for it. But what to do with all those cards after the fact? WHERE TO RECYCLE OLD GREETING CARDS Whether you’ve...