Food recovery tool helps businesses divert excess food from landfills
This visual guide from a local nonprofit helps speed up decision-making for busy restaurants. Food businesses in Philadelphia have a new tool to rehome their surplus in a more efficient and sustainable way. Circular Philadelphia, along with the city’s Department...
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PWD lead maps, grants for food recovery & Delaware River reports
Catch up on the latest sustainability news! The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has unveiled a public-facing online map showing water service line materials for every property in the city. This initiative complies with new federal regulations under the Lead and...
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Earth week: Winner of SBN’s Food Saver Challenge, Swarthmore’s Solar purchase & more
Read the latest sustainability news. Earth Day was Monday is every day, and was celebrated much this week. (We won’t stop with our debut EcoFair this Saturday. Don’t forget to join us from 12-6 at Cherry St Pier!) Although many...
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PWD projects received state funding for high water events, food rescue wins & more.
Read what happened this week in sustainability. Three large Philadelphia Water Department infrastructure projects just received $25 million from the state to manage high water events like the floods from this week. The funds are from ARPA, the COVID response...
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SBN unveils ‘Food Saver Challenge to Tackle Food Waste Head-On in Philly
Up to 10 businesses can participate with the potential to become SBN’s “Food Saver Champion” and win $5,000. Philly has a bold target to divert 90% of waste from landfills by 2035. Plus, approximately 250,000 Philadelphians lack access to nutritious...
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How ClearCogs Addresses Food Waste in Restaurants Using AI Learning
Philly resident Matt Wampler and his partner launched the startup to help restaurants learn how to eliminate waste, saving them money and helping them become more efficient in the process. Sustainability and coding wasn’t the original goal. When Matt Wampler...
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To cut waste, the City focuses on food, resident education, and microgrants
The Zero Waste & Litter Cabinet was axed in 2020. Here’s how the Office of Sustainability is running with one piece of the zero waste goal. Since the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet was dissolved in 2020, responsibilities were divided...
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Glover Gardens is bringing food justice to Philly, one garden bed at a time
Glover Gardens gives neighbors the power to grow their own fresh food while strengthening bonds with one another and their origins. To Hajjah Glover, garden beds are a gateway to food equity – and she’s intent on building more of...
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