How to help local sustainability efforts this Giving Tuesday
(Hint: you can use this list throughout the year) We love to share ways to give back throughout the year, but especially on Giving Tuesday. Here are a few local efforts to consider giving back to. Support Organic Farming with...
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Local recycling companies & recycling requirements for Philadelphia businesses
If you’re a business or organization looking for a local hauler, here’s a list. Need to recycle for an upcoming event, or recycle as a business? Read the guide below for information on Philadelphia’s recycling guidelines for businesses. Recycling Requirements...
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Meet: Philadelphia City Rowing (PCR), the local nonprofit teaching children about water & the sport of crew.
Kids can learn not only sport, but how to keep the waterways clean Even when people want to go outdoors, there are often barriers like a lack of information about where to go, how to participate, and more, according to...
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Explore fall foliage to 37 local gardens with a Passport to “America’s Garden Capital”
The Greater Philadelphia Gardens (GPG) collaborate for a fun way to explore the area’s local gardens. It’s leaf-peeping season. One way to explore the local foliage and greens? Get a passport. The Greater Philadelphia Gardens (GPG) collective, a group of...
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Hyperlocal delivery Bloc expanding to most of PHL
Online marketplace allows filtering of products by black-owned and women-owned businesses One local online delivery service is expanding. Started by two incredible women from the Indego bike world, Bloc was created to help struggling local businesses that had a hard time...
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Local restaurants can improve sustainability with Food Waste Business Challenge
Over 10 businesses will work with the city to tackle food waste Over 108 billion pounds of food is wasted annually in the United States. The Office of Sustainability announced the launch of the Food Waste Business Challenge to get...
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Councilmember Gilmore Richardson appointed to EPA Local Government Advisory Committee
Committee will provide independent policy advice to EPA; KGR joins 33 new appointees The EPA announced 34 new appointments to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) last week. Out of the 39-member LGAC, it includes 20 women, 15 people of...
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In a corporate world pushing to go big, Zsa’s Ice Cream chose to go small – and local
Businesses are often pushed to go big and expand. Zsa’s Ice Cream in Mount Airy chose a different path – and found surprising benefits. In 2011, Danielle Jowdy started selling her homemade, “seriously from scratch” ice cream at farmer’s markets...
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New programming at local education centers to help you connect to the Delaware Watershed
Lenapehoking~Watershed: a place for water, art and culture offers programming, performances, games and more. A new series connects local residents to the Delaware Watershed and its native people. Lenapehoking~Watershed: a place for water, art, and culture is an environmental art...
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