Where Can I Wednesday

Finding, dishing and keeping SEPTA Tokens are a pain in the butt. Although SEPTA should be transitioning to the Key Fare system in 2015, we still love those little metal tokens as of now. So where can you buy SEPTA...

Always wondering what to toss in the recycling bin or trash can? We received this reader question in our email box about paper receipts from Melissa: I have always recycled receipts, but was recently told that they are not recyclable....

OK, ok. As a Lorenzo’s lover, I have to address this question. You order pizza, enjoy the pizza, and then think: “Is this recycleable?” We’re addressing this today in our Where Can I Wednesday column, since I receive this question all...

Happy day after Mardi Gras! We may be further away from the French Quarter celebrations, but end up with a few extra beads regardless. After a couple of trips to N’awlins, I’ve struggled where to put a few beads for a second...

You know those jeans you no longer wear, but keep just in case? You can donate them to homeless teens around the world, as we explore in today’s Where Can I Wednesday column.. The students at Esperanza Academy Charter School are...

Now that the holiday season is long over, you probably busted out those gift cards for people who have NO idea what to buy you. (Full disclaimer: my birthday was all gift cards and cash. Captain Unshoppable here. But I loved...

How can you recycle those #3 plastics? Bad news, Philly: Not all those #1-7 plastics are recyclable anymore. So the #3 and #6 foam (aka styrofoam) plastics should go into the trash, instead. Why the change in plastics recycling? Overall, the recycling...

We received a reader question: Where can I find refillable laundry detergent in Philadelphia? This is quite the predicament, since a few of my local favs closed. But we found the answers for this week’s Where Can I Wednesday. Where...

When you unstring your lights and pack up the ornaments this year, don’t you dare dream of tossing your tree on the streets! The Philadelphia Christmas Tree recycling is back. There is no curbside collection of Christmas trees for treecycling...