waste

Frustrated with the state of the littered city, six groups are asking the mayoral candidates to commit to zero waste. Philadelphians are tired of littered streets. Plus, it’s not cheap: Philadelphia spends close to $50 million annually to deal with...

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...

Litter, open dumping, lingering garbage from missed pick-ups and unmanaged public receptacles, waste is polluting our Philadelphia neighborhoods, landscapes, and waterways. Plastic packaging of all kinds is so pervasive it is hard to avoid and next to impossible to recycle. ...

Short answer: NO! Even if it’s made of plastic, it’s a bad idea for you, the recycling center, and employees. Here’s why. Even though masks have become an important fixture in our lives, we all know how relieving it is...

Throw all of your weird recyclables into one bucket and place it outside your front door? Rabbit Recycling makes giving back to the earth that easy. Unsure what you should do with pens and markers, Styrofoam and snack bags? There’s...

How one company is trying to change the Cannabis Industry’s Role in Furthering Plastic Waste Plastic Packaging is one of the largest waste issues within the cannabis industry, and it’s projected to get worse.  Due to industry requirements, manufacturers need...

Almost everyone knows we have a plastic problem, but looking at the numbers shows what we’re really up against. We have all, at some point, become aware of the environmental implications our rampant consumption of plastics cause, either through a...

In our family, it was infamous. Before my birth, my rebellious brothers decided to smash a bucket full of tomatoes onto the driveway. One by one, my Dad's summer labor, pride and joy, were smashed onto a slab of asphalt. Every. Single. Ripe. Tomato. Find out about wasting tomatoes and water in a charity challenge, after the jump.

Philly residents have a lot on their mind - will the Eagles squeak out a win again this Sunday, will the Phils make the playoffs, how long will the beautiful weather last? However, we continue to feel pleased to hear that Philadelphians also care about the city's plastic bag use. When someone signs our plastic bag reduction petition we ask that they list a reason why this initiative is important to them. Here's just some of the reasons Philadelphians are saying prompted them to sign the plastic bag petition: