trash

Green Philly checks in with neighborhoods and trash experts during the early days of Clean and Green’s new twice-a-week trash collection program. The city rolled out a new twice-weekly trash pickup pilot at the beginning of December. The goal of...

May Program — Incineration: Why Philly Needs to Stop Sending Our Trash to Chester May 19th 6:30 – 8:00 pm Chester, Pennsylvania has long been known as one of the nation’s worst cases of environmental racism. This small city just...

Terrill Haigler gathered 100 people for a cleanup. Now, he’s asking city officials to do their part. Terrill Haigler (aka Ya Fav Trashman) organized a cleanup in North Philadelphia on Monday for the MLK Day of Service. With over 100...

It also may be combined, according to residents. The Philadelphia Streets Department Commissioner Carlton Williams announced that they are experiencing trash and recycling delays due to the recent COVID-19 surge. The department cannot provide a specific number of days that...

Philadelphia has a litter problem. So why aren’t there more trashcans in neighborhoods? As you walk through Philadelphia you’ll begin to stuff your back pockets and purse pouches with the various napkins, tissues, and unwanted leaflets that seemingly appear as...

Philadelphia blames recent wet weather on combining our recycling into trash. But does the reasoning check out? As readers have told us, some sanitation routes are combining trash and recycling into one truck. Cue the flashbacks for many sustainability lovers....

The Philadelphia Streets Department announces new schedule for recycling pick-up amidst COVID-19 outbreak.

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...

One thing I enjoy about being a green activist and blogger is my belief in the value of a sustainable lifestyle is often reenergized by the efforts of others. Lately I’ve been giving thought to the zero waste home – as the family behind the concept continues to garner well-deserved press. The Johnsons of Mill Valley, California are the zero waste family. The Johnson family’s primary goal is to avoid bringing anything into the house that must eventually be discarded. Read on!