Philadelphia

Enjoy the recap from our latest webinar In Philadelphia, 79% of carbon emissions come from buildings. Although much of that is municipal and business, that leaves a lot of opportunities to reduce our footprints at home. Green Philly hosted a...

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...

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...

Philadelphia’s pollution problem affects the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Here’s what can’t go down the city’s storm drains. Due to a combined sewer system, the streets often experiences overflow. That means local waterways are especially sensitive to pollution, which can...

Tiffin’s reusable container program was shut down due to an arbitrary requirement from the city. Circular Philadelphia advocated for a change to this health department rule. Reusable container programs are a huge step in a zero-waste world. Tiffin owner Munish...

Interesting and unusual menu items introduced to patrons at Ember and Ash. While many restaurants have adopted farm-to-table methods, Ember and Ash goes even further by challenging people’s perceptions of food and what it means to eat sustainably. Executive chef...

A glimpse of the Philadelphia Zoo’s adorable babies. In April, the zoo welcomed its first baby of the boom, a Francois Langur named Lei. The baby comes months after another birth in December, baby Quý Báu. Because the species is...

Inspired by her grandmother, Eilidh Macintyre opened Made and Maker to share her collection of timeless fashion. The idea of wearing your grandmother’s clothes does not sound very fashionable as we watch fads whip in and out of style. But...

It’s not just you. Warmer temps mean nature gets thrown off in various ways. Enjoy the heat wave this week? Spring temperatures are increasing, yet another signal that Climate Change is here. Philly’s Spring temperatures increased 2.7 degrees over the...