Recycle

We answer your frequently asked questions in honor of the day Today is America Recycles Day. Here’s the current state of Philadelphia recycling, told by common recycling questions. Wasn’t Philly burning its recycling? What happened? Single-stream recycling was picked up...

City program, branded recycling, actually composts city resident’s leaves at the Fairmount Organic Recylcing Center City residents can compost their leaves through the City of Philadelphia in two ways this year. The bagged leaf drop-off is at specific locations on...

Game over – but not to the landfill. Have an old Xbox console or accessories that you need to get rid of? Microsoft has a program to recycle your old products, accessories, packaging and batteries. The State of Pennsylvania makes...

Ikea announced their pilot Buy Back & Resell service runs through September 19, 2021 at the Conshocken location. Upgrading your digs from a certain Swedish design aesthetic? You may be able to cash in. Retailer IKEA announced a pilot program...

Circular Philadelphia launched to stop our addiction to waste. Recycling has been broken for a long time. Consumers are the ones responsible for ensuring their “waste” ends up in the right locations, whether trash, recycling, or composting. What if, instead,...

Bring your old denim pants, jackets, skirts & more through June 13th Have a pile of denim with holes you no longer want to wear? Are you purging your skinny jeans because Gen Z says they’re no longer cool? MOM’s...

Another toy recycling program debuts with a major brand Recycling old toys can be a challenge, so we recently shared a few recycling programs. Mattel, toy manufacturer of Barbies and racecars has debuted another toy recycling program. Mattel PlayBack will...

Children outgrowing their old dolls & Legos? Here’s what to do with your kid’s unwanted toys.  If you’re a parent, chances are you have a whole assortment of toys gathering dust at the back of your closet. Since broken or unwanted...

Retrievr will pick up your old digs from your door. We tried the service. Here’s how it works. Spring means blossoming trees and spring cleaning. Although there are plenty of drop-off locations for unwanted goods in the city, it can...