Circle Compost

Get local staples to your door, and then have the rest composted & recycled it Recycling is broken. Despite the Philadelphia Streets Department announcing that they are recycling again, residents often report a combination of trash and recycling during pickups....

Don’t waste your October goods Every October, pumpkins pop up on porches and stoops across the city. And every November, those same pumpkins begin to decay and become unsightly science experiments.  Don’t know what to do with your old jack...

The coronavirus has caused a lot of changes to our daily lives. Waste collection, however, will remain the same for now. Following a series of declarations from the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney and a spate of...

After you spend an agonizing five days tracking its journey, that goodie you bought online finally arrives on your doorstep. But once you tear everything away to get to your new lamp/pair of shoes/blender, you’re left with a mess: plastic,...

These businesses are making an impact in our community, by employing community members as well as positively affecting our environment. Impact businesses are proof that for-profit enterprises can be stewards of social and environmental change, creating that triple-bottom line. In...

How can a few fruit rinds and coffee grounds make a difference? One coworking space is piloting a program with food waste as a way to make a social impact. WeWork is an international corporation that focuses on coworking spaces,...

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,...

For those looking to lessen their carbon footprint, there’s a new compost pick-up provider in town. Dave and Michele Bloovman are the husband-wife duo behind Circle Compost, named after the “circle of life” that compost provides. I sat down with...